Bug#81852: Why do non-free programs with crypto have to be treated differently?

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Subject: Bug#81852: Why do non-free programs with crypto have to be treated differently?
From: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org>
Date: Fri, 30 Aug 2002 21:20:25 -0500
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Reply-to: Manoj Srivastava <srivasta@acm.org>, 81852@bugs.debian.org

Hi,

	
 > Proposal is to change section 2.1.5 of the Debian policy to say:
 >
 >    Non-free programs with cryptographic program code need to be stored
 >    on the "non-us" server because of export restrictions of the U.S.
 
	Umm. Is this right? Why are non-free programs being treated
 differently? 

	manoj
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