On Tue, May 12, 1998 at 12:02:54PM +0100, Jules Bean wrote: > >> > Could you enclose the URL for th epatch? > >> > >> Start with <URL:http://www.replay.com/redhat/lynx.html>. Despite the > >> name, ftp.replay.com is actually in Amsterdam. The source .rpm > >> contains various patches, sone of which is SSL. > >> > >> > As far as I know the patches that make lynx use SSL are only > >> > available in the non-free world (U.S.) so we have a problem > >> > having it maintained in the "free world". > >> > >> I think these were probably illegally exported. > > > > So? They're out of the US jurisdiction now. => > > #include <disclaimer/Im_not_a_lawyer.h> > > Not true, of course. All european countries and (for example) australia and > new zealand have signed treaties with the US which mean that, in principle, > a non_US citizen who broke a US law can be tried under US law. > > I am unaware of any test cases in cryptology (but they're common in > murder...) If someone ELSE broke the law by exporting the code, they do so at their own personal risk. Once the code is exported to a free-world country, it is in the free world and others could in theory at least use it. Once it has been exported, the US can't do anything about it. Best they can do is catch the person who did the exporting. It's not like we're talking about a robbery where the exported material was stolen and anyone handling it is breaking the law. They'd like us to THINK so, however.
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