On Fri, 2 Nov 2001, Guillaume Rousse wrote:

> Date: Fri, 2 Nov 2001 15:30:56 +0100
> From: Guillaume Rousse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Reply-To: Jakarta General List <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Distributing the JSSE
>
> Ainsi parlait Kasper Nielsen :
> > > > so this is an US export law issue and not a Sun License issue?
> > >
> > > I think so. It would be possible to distribute it but it would take a lot
> >
> > of
> >
> > > work to get all paper work done and I think there was other conditions
> > > (ie must be us citizen, must get the connections from embargoed countries
> >
> > blocked
> >
> > > etc)
> >
> > thats strange on http://java.sun.com/products/jsse/index-102.html they have
> > a link to
> >
> > Download JSSE 1.0.2 global software and documentation with support for
> > strong encryption.
> >
> > and a Download JSSE 1.0.2 domestic (US/Canada) software and documentation
> > with support for strong encryption
> >
> > Don't know what the difference is, but I would imagine its legal to
> > distribute something that is allready allowed to be globally distributed?
> Sofar no one answered this mail... Does US crytopgraphy export restrictions
> apply to both version of JSSE, or only to domestic version ? And do these
> restictions apply everywhere, or only for US-based download location ?
>
> Said otherwise, can jpackage project (jpackage.sourceforge.net) provide JSSE
> global version packages, as any other Sun java API packages, eventually only
> on non-US mirrors, or is it a special case ?

Crypto is different because of US export laws.  The Sun redistribution
licenses for JSSE have the same basic terms as the redistribution licenses
for the other Java APIs (see the license you had to click through to
download it for details.)

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> Guillaume Rousse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>

Craig


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