On 10/06/10 00:22, Theo de Raadt wrote:
Just for fun.
since i don't bother with freebsd much i have to guess this is a result of the project being US-based and containing integrated crypto.
these laws are stupid and slow down the development of technology in the both the open source and commercial software communities. maybe in a pre-internet cold-war world these laws made sense. with the rise of "terrorism" export laws based on country-of-origin are increasingly irrelevant.
the export laws in the US are a reflection of why the US has been steadily losing its edge in rankings of its educational system, especially in mathematics and the sciences. as US citizen who is educated in these subjects, i find it patently backward and embarrassing that this policy continues.
despite your (theo's) amusement at the freebsd project's missteps in this regard, i am reminded of how embarrassing it is to be from the US where such export compliance is required.
* 4.3. Licensee shall not export, either directly or indirectly, any of this * software or system incorporating such software without first obtaining any * required license or other approval from the U. S. Department of Commerce or * any other agency or department of the United States Government. In the * event Licensee exports any such software from the United States or * re-exports any such software from a foreign destination, Licensee shall * ensure that the distribution and export/re-export of the software is in * compliance with all laws, regulations, orders, or other restrictions of the * U.S. Export Administration Regulations. Licensee agrees that neither it nor * any of its subsidiaries will export/re-export any technical data, process, * software, or service, directly or indirectly, to any country for which the * United States government or any agency thereof requires an export license, * other governmental approval, or letter of assurance, without first obtaining * such license, approval or letter. http://www.freebsd.org/cgi/cvsweb.cgi/src/sys/contrib/dev/acpica/hardware/hwsleep.c?rev=1.2
