Re: FC: More on Network Associates and its crypto-politics

["Douglas L. Peterson" <fnorky@chisp.net>]

Declan McCullagh wrote:
> 
> You're not a US corporation that hopes to use the same software
> domestically and abroad, for instance.

Good point.  I was thinking from the point of view of an individual or
small business.
I'm glad I don't have any government contracts.

> At 01:07 PM 11-18-98 -0700, Douglas L. Peterson wrote:
> >Declan McCullagh wrote:
> >>
> >> William -- your speculation may be true, but for now we can settle for
> >> fact: they do support export controls. It makes sense, too: export ctrls
> >> create an artificial market for key recovery crypto, which TIS will be
> >> happy to sell to you.
> >
> >Wouldn't this only work if import controls were put in place?  Right now
> >there is very little to keep me from buying non-GAK software from
> >someone
> >other than TIS.
> >
> >-Doug
> >www.TheServerFarm.net
> >

-Doug
www.TheServerFarm.net