Messages in this thread | | | Date | Wed, 19 Jan 2000 18:47:11 +0100 | From | Pavel Machek <> | Subject | Re: Linux crypto patch for 2.3 kernels |
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Hi!
> While I am aware of the fact that US citizens often think _they_ are the > world (are you US? ;-) I really, really doubt that such a point of view > is a good one. I was thinking more of Russia than of "Millenium Islands" > and I personally do not think that Russia will feel much pressure from > US crypto export legislation :-(
When we get crypto into official kernel distribution, it starts to be widely used. And soon it will be hard to do _unencrypted_ connection. At that time, Russia will have to relax they laws, or they get effectively disconnected from the net.
Pavel PS: Yes, it gives sense to encrypt even publicly available web pages. 3rd party does not need to know _which_ pages I am downloading. -- The best software in life is free (not shareware)! Pavel GCM d? s-: !g p?:+ au- a--@ w+ v- C++@ UL+++ L++ N++ E++ W--- M- Y- R+
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