NODE 2ec599dbRe: Why X/Open in London?
"mycal (voices through your head @ 88.1MHz)" <mike@NetAcsys.com>Tue, 12 Oct 93 09:31:48 PDT
On Mon, 11 Oct 1993 15:47:03 -0400, "Duncan Frissell" <frissell@panix.com> wrote:
> You don't suppose that X/Open was founded in London so that future Unix
> versions could integrate crypto without bothering with US export laws.
> <G>
>
> Another blow to America's competitiveness.
>
I know several small companies from canada that had offices in the us that
moved them back to canada so they wouldn't be bothered by the US export
laws since they use RSA in there product.
The US is blowing it.
mycal
NODE 0de570d2Re: Why X/Open in London?
"Perry E. Metzger" <pmetzger@lehman.com>Tue, 12 Oct 93 09:41:49 PDT
"mycal (voices through your head @ 88.1MHz)" says:
> > Another blow to America's competitiveness.
>
> I know several small companies from canada that had offices in the us that
> moved them back to canada so they wouldn't be bothered by the US export
> laws since they use RSA in there product.
The free trade pact and COCOM regs mean that Canada is as restrictive
as the U.S. This makes your story hard to swallow.
Perry