On Mon, 25 Mar 1996, sameer wrote:
No, in fact, I have not.
What are the impediments to corporate marketing of crypto where the marketing and distrubting entity is foreign? (I honestly don't know)
As a US entity, Community ConneXion is marketing an SSL-encrypting webserver based on the Apache-SSL developed by the Apache Group (worldwide) and Ben Laurie (in the UK).
[Legitimate logistical obsticles deleted]
It's doable. It's not trivial though.
Phew. I thought for a moment you meant legal problems. Yes, I concede, there are significant logistical hurdles confronting the multi-jurisdictional crypto project. One assumes, however, that the initial capital investment will be somewhat offset by the first in market advantage of the position. Further, a entirely foreign production, say for chip manufacture, would probably make things easier. I had specifically contemplated hardware applications. Indeed, there are problems with both, but they don't stem from ITAR.
ITAR does help, in that if Ben decides to commercialize his product, we have a very convenient line which stops us from competing with each other. He can't sell inside the US because of RSA patents. I can't sell outside the US because of ITAR. ;-)
Granted, worldwide *personal* use of crypto availability is
trivial, but not corporate.
Sufficently entrench personal use of crypto, and the personal/corporate use distinction ceases to exist.
Not if some applications don't apply to personal use.
Are you talking specific licensing provisions, or implementation. I don't follow. (Though I'm fairly sure I'm missing something obvious).
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