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1996-10-18 - Re: exporting signatures only/CAPI (was Re: Why not PGP?)

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From: Gary Howland <gary@systemics.com>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Message Hash: b54f3bed352eaa18e624736c9217d302869a3863a59427933e107f7f2d7df421
Message ID: <32677B6C.13728473@systemics.com>
Reply To: <199610121908.OAA19871@homeport.org>
UTC Datetime: 1996-10-18 12:43:41 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 05:43:41 -0700 (PDT)

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From: Gary Howland <gary@systemics.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Oct 1996 05:43:41 -0700 (PDT)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: exporting signatures only/CAPI (was Re: Why not PGP?)
In-Reply-To: <199610121908.OAA19871@homeport.org>
Message-ID: <32677B6C.13728473@systemics.com>
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Ian Goldberg wrote:
>  
> I remember hearing (if my memory is correct, from the mouth of a Microsoft
> employee at Crypto '96) that when Microsoft signs a module, they are certifying
> that they saw a signed sheet of paper swearing that either
> (1) you won't export the software, or
> (2) you have received an appropriate export license.
> 
> AFAIK, they don't even read the code.

Really?  This implies they would have no objections to signing freely
available code, which as we all know will eventually make its way
overseas (indeed, it may have originated there).

Gary
--
"Of course the US Constitution isn't perfect; but it's a lot better
than what we have now."  -- Unknown.

pub  1024/C001D00D 1996/01/22  Gary Howland <gary@systemics.com>
Key fingerprint =  0C FB 60 61 4D 3B 24 7D  1C 89 1D BE 1F EE 09 06

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