Re: US crypto laws and NetBSD

[David Brownlee <abs%netbsd.org@localhost>]

        Would you have any more details on this and how it could affect
        NetBSD crypto code?

        Thanks

                David/absolute

On Sun, 6 Feb 2000, Wolfgang Scheffbuch wrote:

> The core team's consensus decision on how NetBSD should react in
> light of the apparently changed crypto laws is as follows:
> 
> * Merge any salient code from crypto-us into crypto-intl, and maintain
>   one code base for crypto, in a repository which is off-shore from USA.
>   Deprecate crypto-us.
> 
> Please direct debate on crypto issues:          
> <tech-crypto%netbsd.org@localhost>
> Questions regarding the Project's stance: <core%netbsd.org@localhost>
> 
> 
> 
> After legal revisions from december 1998, you should not only make
> sure that the repository resides outside of the US, but also outside
> of the states governed by the security decision of NATO and some
> other states.