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Unidentified subject!
abz at oasis
Apr 18, 2000, 3:45 PM
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Hi!

I'm busy working on a package manager for some platform. We want to sign
packages for authentication, and use gpg to do this of course, but we're
worried about US import/export laws regarding strong cryptography.

Is it legal to import/export gpg to the USA? If so, what about commercial
entities?

Regards
Abraham

PS: Please reply to me directly or cc me at least - I'm not subscribed to
the list.
Re: Unidentified subject! [ In reply to ]
ftobin at uiuc
Apr 18, 2000, 7:07 PM
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Abraham vd Merwe, at 22:45 -0000 on Tue, 18 Apr 2000, wrote:

> Is it legal to import/export gpg to the USA?

As far as I know, there are no problems for cryptographic software
arriving in the US, only the other way around (and is changing, too, for
the better).

> If so, what about commercial entities?

I don't see why this would have any bearing on anything. GnuPG is
released under the GPL, which means it can be used for commercial and
non-commercial purposes.

- --
Frank Tobin http://www.uiuc.edu/~ftobin/

"To learn what is good and what is to be valued,
those truths which cannot be shaken or changed." Myst: The Book of Atrus


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