[Python-Dev] Cryptographic stuff for 2.3
Guido van Rossum
guido@python.org
Thu, 24 Apr 2003 08:20:53 -0400
> M.-A. Lemburg wrote:
> > Why do you only look at US export rules when discussing crypto
> > code in Python ? There are plenty of other countries where
> > importing/exporting and/or using such code is illegal:
> >
> > http://rechten.kub.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls2.htm
> >
> > Please keep the crypto code separate from the core Python
> > distribution.
>
> Here's a really nice graphical overview:
>
> http://rechten.kub.nl/koops/cryptolaw/cls-sum.htm
Thanks for the URLs! Another good reason to avoid tying up Python
with crypto.
--Guido van Rossum (home page: http://www.python.org/~guido/)