Re: some unfamiliar software registration act???
On Mon, 21 Jan 2002 21:21:27 -0600, Adam Majer <adamm@galacticasoftware.com> wrote:
> On Tue, Jan 22, 2002 at 12:49:42AM +0100, martin f krafft wrote:
> > we, the developers, put hours on end into this project because we trust
> > it (oh, and use it, and enjoy it), if that ridiculous bullshit act about
> > cryptographic registration of every computer component and software
> > piece would actually be enforced, Debian would die, and we'd have done
> > all the work for nothing. but we don't think that way. so you shouldn't
> > either. think about how much trouble Debian did shield from you, and how
>
> ?? What are you talking about? What act?
AFAICT, I'm not sure there was ever statute requiring cryptographic
registration, though there was a regulation about exporting strong
crypto (since modified).
--
Eric G. Miller <egm2@jps.net>
Reply to: