on Sun, Aug 19, 2001 at 07:16:03AM -0700, David Roundy (droundy@civet.berkeley.edu) wrote: > On Sun, Aug 19, 2001 at 06:49:29PM +1000, Joel Mayes wrote: > > >>>>> "Tandex" == Tandex <tand3x@yahoo.com> writes: > > > > Tandex> I am new to debian and I wonder what is difrent betven > > Tandex> US and non-US debian? > > > > G'day Tandex, > > > > The US has some draconion exporting laws. i.e. It's illegal to > > export encryption software from the US even if that software was > > originated outside the US. > > More accurately, US used to have these draconian export laws. The > laws have changed, but debian still has its crypto stuff in non-US. Possible point of confusion: US and non-US refer to archive locations for portions of the debian packages. They aren't separate distributions. In general, non-US addresses various concerns with the US legal environment. Crypto export is a large part of this -- and the regulations are still not perfectly clear. I've heard several discussions lately, one point is that the current US export regulations, which allow distributing strong crypto in source form, or in binary form if source is available, are strictly only the current regulatory interpretations of the US Department of Commerce. The rules could be changed on a moments notice by executive action, there's no legislation or law that says that crypto exports are allowed. Keeping non-US is probably a good idea in the long-term. -- Karsten M. Self <kmself@ix.netcom.com> http://kmself.home.netcom.com/ What part of "Gestalt" don't you understand? There is no K5 cabal http://gestalt-system.sourceforge.net/ http://www.kuro5hin.org Free Dmitry! Boycott Adobe! Repeal the DMCA! http://www.freesklyarov.org Geek for Hire http://kmself.home.netcom.com/resume.html
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