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I wrote:
> A quote from J2EE beta download page:
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> "Because of export restrictions, this release is currently
> available only to users in the United States and Canada."
>
> Apparently some people are more equal then others.
> Sorry for being off-topic here but it just pissed me
> off big time :-(
Craig R. McClanahan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> replied:
> You will also note further down that this limitation is only
> true until they get their export permission.
>
> I agree that the US laws about this are pretty stupid, but
> would you prefer that everyone have to wait for the export
> registration bureacracy?
Off course not, Craig. But it really gets me down that
the international availibility of some great Java
technologies (JCE being another example) is restricted
by the U.S. laws thus putting developers like me at a
disadvantage. Besides, what if Sun _doesn't_ get the export
permission? I'm scared to think :-(
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Pawel Pesz
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