On December 17, 2008, [email protected] wrote: > Is Free BSD 6.3-release subject to the U.S. Export Administration > Regulation ? > > If the FreeBSD 6.3-release includes encryption software, it may be subject > to the EAR. > > Following is extract part of the EAR. > > Part 734.3 : Items subject to the EAR > > (b) The following items are not subject to the EAR: > ・ > ・ > (3) Publicly available technology and software, except software > controlled for > "EI" reasons under ECCN 5D002 on the Commerce Control List and > mass market encryption software with symmetric key length exceeding > 64-bits controlled under ECCN 5D992, that:
I am not a lawyer, but I would stipulate that FreeBSD falls into the "publicly available" category and would therefore be exempt. -- Norbert Papke. Grand Master Turing once dreamed that he was a machine. When he awoke he exclaimed: "I don't know whether I am Turing dreaming that I am a machine, or a machine dreaming that I am Turing!" (The Tao Of Programming) _______________________________________________ [email protected] mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-questions To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[email protected]"
