Re: [Pharo-users] About strange email related to smalltalkhub read-only on squeak-dev

2020-06-02 Thread Stéphane Ducasse
What I do not like is that people say " group but they keep kicking me out of their mailing list ” when this is absolutely not true! We can discuss and can argue even violently but we do not lie. S. > On 31 May 2020, at 19:38, Bruce O'Neel wrote: > > > Hi, > > So addressing only the

Re: [Pharo-users] About strange email related to smalltalkhub read-only on squeak-dev

2020-06-01 Thread Sven Van Caekenberghe
> On 1 Jun 2020, at 06:39, Jerry Kott wrote: > > If you read the text of the EAR and take into account all other facts, I > think that the notion that anyone should get into trouble by copying open > source Smalltalk crypto libraries to other repositories is just a pure FUD. > This

Re: [Pharo-users] About strange email related to smalltalkhub read-only on squeak-dev

2020-05-31 Thread Jerry Kott
Hi all, as Bruce said, regulations around cryptography exports from the US are complex, and controversial. I am afraid that this thread has the potential to confuse the Smalltalk community, and it raises more questions than gives answers (which is fine but where do we go from here?) I am also

Re: [Pharo-users] About strange email related to smalltalkhub read-only on squeak-dev

2020-05-31 Thread Richard Sargent
Thanks, Bruce. The part about (the possibility that) squeak source is configured to restrict distribution was the missing piece for me. I had previously assumed (hah!) that it would be available to anyone anywhere. On Sun, May 31, 2020, 10:39 Bruce O'Neel wrote: > > Hi, > > So addressing only

Re: [Pharo-users] About strange email related to smalltalkhub read-only on squeak-dev

2020-05-31 Thread Bruce O'Neel
Hi, So addressing only the crypto software issue and with the caveat that I am also not a lawyer but I have had to deal with certain aspects of this in the past Crypto software is one of those bizarre dual use items in terms of arms imports and exports.  While we as geeks just

[Pharo-users] About strange email related to smalltalkhub read-only on squeak-dev

2020-05-30 Thread Stéphane Ducasse
Hi all This is the week-end and we worked super well yesterday during the sprint. Lot of good enhancements - Thanks a lot to all the participants. I not really happy to be forced to do it on a sunny saturday but I’m doing it to clarify points. Esteban sent me this text that was posted on