At 03:01 AM 1/13/00 +0100, you wrote:
>Matthew Dillon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in list.freebsd-hackers:
> > The last two paragraphs are the most relevant to us.
> >
> > http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/technology/tech-tech-encryption.html
>
>Hmm. These paragraphs don't sound that nice:
>
> [...] complex restrictions still affect programrs and
> others who want to exchange programs or source code to
> write programs.
> [...] ``The bad news is, if you want to send an encryption
> program outside of the United States, you still need to
> hire a lawyer,'' Davidson added.
>
>But then, at the end:
>
> People posting ``open source'' programs would be required
> to send the code, or a Web site address where the code was
> displayed, to the government.
>
>Basically, does this mean something like
>tar cf - /usr/src/crypto | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>? :-)
The last paragraph would be a step in the right direction but still seems
silly. What are they going to do with it? I would really like to see people
educate them on the stupidity of sending code to Washington. I think it would
be neat if there was one of those blue ribbon campaign where on a flag day
every one put all the open source encryption programs they could find up on
their web pages, and then sent them to Washington, one to a floppy
disk/envelope. It would be kinda neat if 1, 5, 10 or even a hundred thousand
little envelopes with 1 floppy a piece showed up it the appropriate Washington
office on the same day. Wonder how long the silly send a copy to Washington
rule would remain after that.
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