Bill Quick question, if the wsjt download site was hosted outside the US then I believe the export restrictions do not apply - users in the US are importing the software.
Are there thoughts on this and including the appropriate libraries within the installer for the future. Tom -- 73’s Tom GM8MJV (IO85) On 13 Dec 2018, at 13:00, Bill Somerville <g4...@classdesign.com> wrote: > On 13/12/2018 12:42, Black Michael via wsjt-devel wrote: >> May I suggest that if the LOTW color coding option is not checked (and it >> looks like it defaults to off) that WSJT-X not download the lotw user file. >> >> Otherwise this question about the SSL error is going to go on forever for >> every new user that downloads WSJT-X. >> >> Then...when it's enabled pop up a box that says "Please read section 3.1 in >> the Users Guide about the SSL libraries need for this option. >> >> Same thing when an error happens downloading it to cover the bases. >> >> de Mike W9MDB > > Mike, > > that is dodging the real issue. The OpenSSL libraries are required for Qt to > access *any* secure Internet URL, it doesn't just apply to the LoTW users > data file. By putting off the issue as you suggest then exactly the problem > you cite will happen every time a new Internet resource we use switches to > secure access only. What we are doing now is trying to get as many WSJT-X > Windows users into the same place that Linux and Mac users are in without > having to install an extra package. > > The real problem is your Government who insist that they can control the use > of strong cryptography by imposing export restrictions. You need to lobby > them for change, not here. If they changed then we could bundle OpenSSL > libraries in the WSJT-X installer for Windows, Microsoft might even abandon > the proprietary WinInet module and use OpenSSL themselves. Not holding my > breath on that last point though. > > 73 > Bill > G4WJS. > > > > _______________________________________________ > wsjt-devel mailing list > wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel > _______________________________________________ wsjt-devel mailing list wsjt-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/wsjt-devel
