[UCLA-LUG] install fest preparation

[witten@linux.ucla.edu]

On Thu, Feb 03, 2000 at 08:02:39PM -0800, Todd A. Lyons wrote:
> witten@linux.ucla.edu wrote:
> > 
> > On Thu, Feb 03, 2000 at 05:21:14PM -0800, Stefanus Mantik wrote:
> > > Just one lame question:
> > >    what are the improvements on 6.1.2 compared to 6.1.1 ?
> > 
> > You can see the changelog at http://www.linux.ucla.edu/bruinlinux/
> > 
> > Basically, we've applied all the most recent Red Hat security and bug fix
> > updates to the system so that you don't have to. We had planned to integrate
> > KDevelop, Licq, and OpenSSH, but we didn't have enough time. Those will
> > probably go in to the next version.
> 
> Have you checked into the legality of offering an encryption program in
> the continental US?  I know that most of the restrictions deal with
> exports (and there's not a UCLA-France or UCLA-Japan), but is there
> anything that you have to do it *prove* it?

There was a recent partial relaxation of the US export laws. They still are
unfairly restrictive, but they're a hell of a lot better than they used to
be a few months ago. Basically, we can include open source crypto stuff if
we email the government and tell them where they can get the source code
(which I've done). And then not export it to countries like Iran.

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Dan Helfman
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