Re: need decision on packages with crypto hooks
bsb@debian.org (Siggy Brentrup) wrote on 28.03.97 in <[🔎] 873etgnllw.fsf@bora.winnegan.north.de>:
> Fabrizio Polacco <fpolacco@icenet.fi> writes:
>
> > Couldn't we peacefully consider the idea of stopping all this
> > "embarrassment" and move master in Europe?
> > We still use only net access to the systems, so having them out of the
> > range of such "laws" couldn't hurt, but only keep away problems.
>
> I'm not so sure the situation over here will stay as free as it is now.
>
> The german Innenminister (secretary of state?) Kanther is working behind the
> scenes to forbid use of PGP and the ilk in favor of cryptosystems with a
> backdoor for secret services and criminal enforcement authorities..
> (cf. Der Spiegel Nr 12/17.3.97 p 80)
I'm not really worried yet. Currently, it doesn't look as if something
like that has a real chance.
Of course, that could change.
And even more of course, if current attempts in the US to repeal that law
(the Pro-CODE stuff) are successfull, than it would be a lot more unlikely
that people over here attempt to emulate the current idiotic state of
affairs in the US.
So, US people, support the correct politicians!
MfG Kai
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