On Oct 6, 2010, at 9:14 PM, Jacob Yocom-Piatt wrote: > 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.
I would feel embarrassed of not knowing when is a proper time to hold down the "shift" key. -T
