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Re: LYNX-DEV SSL Distribution (Was: Lynx 2.7.1)
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Filip M Gieszczykiewicz |
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Re: LYNX-DEV SSL Distribution (Was: Lynx 2.7.1) |
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Sun, 25 Jan 1998 11:29:43 -0600 (CST) |
You (Greg Stark) wrote:
> No this is the exact opposite of what we could do. Netscape and PGP have
> little choice but to operate as US companies, But free software endeavours
> take contributions from anywhere in the world and needn't do their
> cryptography work in a country that places restrictions on it.
> Instead we should do what Debian, SSLeay, Sun, and various other companies are
> doing. All cryptography work is done outside the US and available only from
> non-US ftp servers. That way it is available to all including people in the
> US. It would make it annoying because American's wouldn't be able to ftp it
> from a nearby ftp server.
The later part would not be an issue if there were a few mirrors OUTSIDE
the USA. If we're distributed with Red-Hat or Debian or other "packaging"
then getting on their anonymous FTP mirrors might be a good idea...
especially if they know NOT to propagate it to their US mirrors.
Take care.