From: Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org>
Subject: Re: Gnus and Crypto stuff
Date: 13 Dec 1998 09:52:21 +0100 [thread overview]
Message-ID: <m33e6kfmpm.fsf@quimbies.gnus.org> (raw)
In-Reply-To: Stainless Steel Rat's message of "10 Dec 1998 19:53:42 -0500"
Stainless Steel Rat <ratinox@peorth.gweep.net> writes:
> Of particular note, software released under the GPL, such as Gnus,
> is by definition "made available without restrictions upon its
> further dissemination." In other words, as far as Wassenaar is
> concerned, Gnus is in the public domain (even if they are misusing
> the term "public domain").
I'm not quite sure -- they use "without restrictions", and all GPL'd
software has one restriction -- it's impossible to impose further
restrictions. :-)
Anyway, I don't understand what the point of Wassenar is. Crypto
software is everywhere and imposing these weird export restrictions
is, well, weird.
--
(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen
next prev parent reply other threads:[~1998-12-13 8:52 UTC|newest]
Thread overview: 14+ messages / expand[flat|nested] mbox.gz Atom feed top
[not found] <x7vhjjzeg9.fsf@peorth.gweep.net>
1998-12-11 14:22 ` MIME and PGP (was: Gnus and Crypto stuff) Jack Vinson
1998-12-11 14:36 ` Norbert Koch
1998-12-11 15:14 ` Karl Kleinpaste
1998-12-11 15:55 ` Jack Vinson
[not found] ` <x7u2z2wvg9.fsf@peorth.gweep.net>
1998-12-11 15:34 ` Karl Kleinpaste
1998-12-11 16:12 ` Robert Bihlmeyer
1998-12-13 8:52 ` Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen [this message]
1998-12-17 18:28 ` Gnus and Crypto stuff Jason R Mastaler
1998-12-13 22:50 ` Dave Love
1998-12-13 23:02 ` Hrvoje Niksic
1998-12-14 18:26 ` Dave Love
[not found] ` <x7r9u3mycp.fsf@peorth.gweep.net>
1998-12-15 1:59 ` David Hedbor
1998-12-15 3:15 ` Johan Danielsson
1998-12-15 4:55 ` David Hedbor
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