Thanks for the replies on the crypto package for KDE. I queried the package manager just now and there it is in the uninstalled packages. I'll try it out tomorrow night. Thanks again.
On Tue, 11 Jun 2002 21:51, Colin Watson wrote: > On Tue, Jun 11, 2002 at 06:55:54PM +1200, arthur_dent wrote: > > Why is it that when I purchased the disks for Woody here in New > > Zealand ( I dont know if it's the same elsewhere) I get a lot of > > NON-US software that does not seem to have much security built in. > > i.e. I cant even log into hotmail or my bank using Konqueror browser > > and when I click on 'security' it says "ssl support not available in > > this build" > > I think you need to install the kdebase-crypto package, if you haven't > done so already. > > > Is it because Debian provides source code to their programs which is > > under export restriction from the U.S.? > > If so, does that mean that anyone wishing to use some form of high > > Encryption outside of the U.S. would be forced by default into using > > MS products, because they dont make the source available? > > The non-US archive is run from the Netherlands, and doesn't suffer from > these export restrictions. Fortunately, the export restrictions are now > lenient enough that our lawyers have told us that it's OK to have > DFSG-free crypto in the US archive, which has been partially implemented > for woody (as much as was possible in the time available). -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
