On Saturday, March 22, 2003, at 03:33 pm, Max Horn wrote:
I'd be interested to know: does Apple ship this with all version of Mac OS X in the whole world (I seriously don' know, this not a flame bait). Neither you nor me probably know this, since we both are in countries which are not affected by the US export laws or by import laws (for crypto technology I mean). But what about e.g. France (IIRC they have some laws against using strong crypto, but this might be wrong, so if anybody knows for sure, please correct me). Also, there are countries for which the US poses export restrictions. Is Mac OS X available in these countries at all? If yes, in the normal unmodified version? I.e. with openssl / openssh etc. ?
If they are, do they have legal backing, or are they just ignoring the law? IANAL so if somebody (dmalloc) has the contacts/knowledge to find out... also maybe some Apple employees on the list can tell us.
While I can't provide a definitive answer regarding Mac OS X, here is some insight from RSA's web site which might apply:
"Some countries require vendors to obtain a license before importing cryptographic products. Many governments use such import licenses to pursue domestic policy goals. In some instances, governments require foreign vendors to provide technical information to obtain an import license. This information is then used to steer business toward local companies. Other governments have been accused of using this same information for outright industrial espionage."
http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/faq/6-5-2.html
- Apparently French law has changed recently, most substantial restrictions were abolished in early 1999.
- There are no longer import/export restrictions of cryptography between Canada and the U.S. This was also a recent change approximately the same time as France but I'm not exactly sure when it took effect.
http://www.rsasecurity.com/rsalabs/faq/6-5-1.html
To summarize, I believe a separate crypto tree is still useful in Fink. Even if Apple has purchased a licence or permit to distribute openssl along with Mac OS X, for example, in Russia, I'm pretty sure that permit would not automatically extend to Fink as well.
I live in Canada and so personally I would be (legally) unaffected if the crypto software was simply merged in with the main Fink software tree, but there are still many countries with restrictions.
Carsten
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