Oct. 29, 2001
2:50 p.m.
I wrote some proprietary code for a client, using (hacked) M2Crypto and openSSL, but using only fairly lightweight DES (not even DES3). In order to get an export license, I had to talk to the Commerce Dept and the NSA. That got the export license, but to get it into France, the client had to talk extensively to the French government. My guess is that anything beyond enabling https in core Python will make negotiating with the FSF look like a Mardi Gras party. - Gordon