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Wes Hardaker <wes@hardakers.net> writes:

>>>>>> Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> said:
>
> Lars> I've just had a mail from Stallman about crypto-related code
> Lars> in Gnus.  He wants the crypto code out of Emacs (due to the
> Lars> still-lingering crypto export restrictions in the US).  (I
> Lars> thought those problems were gone by now, but apparently not.)
>
> They are.  He's probably just complaining they didn't go far enough.
> You have to register the code one time only but beyond that it's
> free and clear.

AFAIK, even if you do register it with some US spy agency, you're
still not allowed to export to certain countries.

Why should, say, Cubans not be allowed to use Emacs?  I can see why he
doesn't want to do that.