Messages in this thread | | | From | christophe.leroy5@capway ... | Date | Tue, 12 Jan 1999 16:39:09 +0100 | Subject | Re: US relaxes crypto restrictions? |
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> > Perhaps suddenly being unable to use Linux might help change Frances' > policies.
Dont think so. Will only help Bill Gates to clear the French market.
christophe
> > On Tue, 12 Jan 1999 christophe.leroy5@capway.com wrote: > > > Beware that if you include DES with more than 40 bits, > > French people wont be allowed any more to download nor use > > Linux. It would be a pity (You cannot import nor use what crypto > > you want) > > > > > Is anybody aware of the exact nature of the policy change? What about > > > hooks for stronger crypto? If we're lucky, this means that the core > > > of the international kernel patch including DES could be distributed > > > together with the kernel. This could be a great step forward for the > > > security of the Internet. > >
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