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> > > Individuals can export products; there's no requirement that I
> > > know of that an incorporated body apply for a crypto export
> > > license. Really, anyone who wants to take the initiative can,
> > > even if Linux is truly a commons.
> > >
> >
> > The problem is that then only that one person can do the export.
>
> Another problem is France. You'd end up needing to have linux and
> linux_for_france (like communicator and communicator_for_france on
> netscape archives) since just because you can export it doesn't mean
> other countries can legally import or use it.
>

I believe France dropped their crypto regulations. The Government
declared they would seek the legislation repealed and in the meantime
would explicitly not enforce the existing regulations.

-hpa

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