2009/5/25 Stephan Eggermont <[email protected]>: > >Ok, in the past I've built the DES plugin for the macintosh. However > I should point out that Cryptography should NOT be made part of the > base VM. Why? Well the >USA government then wants you to fill out > export paperwork if you are USA company or selling product thru the > USA that someone that doesn't live in the USA >could buy. An example > of this is when you submit apps to the Apple iPhone app store, then > you are asked if the product includes any encryption and if you have > >done the paperwork. Yes I know this is a irksome rule, but people > should be aware of the implications. > > I strongly disagree. All systems should include strong cryptography. > The US government might want to change its policy. US citizens and > companies being forced to comply with silly regulations should not be > a concern of others. >
Is DES encryption available through OS/external libraries, or implemented completely by plugin? P.S. i feel sorry, that US citizens should obey to such silly regulations. > Stephan Eggermont > > _______________________________________________ > Pharo-project mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project > -- Best regards, Igor Stasenko AKA sig. _______________________________________________ Pharo-project mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gforge.inria.fr/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/pharo-project
