On 28 Sep 2012 08:14, "Lars Engels" <lars.engels <lars.eng...@0x20.net> @0x20.net <lars.eng...@0x20.net>> wrote: > > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 04:36:34PM +0100, Chris Rees wrote: > > On 27 Sep 2012 16:29, "Anton Shterenlikht" <mexas > > <me...@bristol.ac.uk>@<me...@bristol.ac.uk> bristol.ac.uk <me...@bristol.ac.uk>> wrote: > > > > > > What is the meaning of USA_RESIDENT=YES in redports build logs? > > > > > > > The US government considers cryptography a weapon, so exporting it is > > technically an offence. Therefore, a declaration that you're a US resident > > is required for strong cryptography, since the rest of the world is full of > > terrorists and whatnot. > > Is that still so? IIRC that is no longer true since a few years.
The patent issue no longer holds, but I'm pretty sure the xenophobia is current. Chris _______________________________________________ freebsd-ports@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-ports To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-ports-unsubscr...@freebsd.org"
