Supercomputer export ease
According to a squib in the local tabloid: Clinton has approved a plan to ease export restrictions on the sale of supercomputers. The decision is expected to be announced today; it follows DoD recommendations. The wording is funky enough to be interpreted a couple of ways, so here's a quote: "Under the revised policy, U.S.firms will be able to sell billions of dollars worth of high-tech computers to civilian customers around the world. Currently manufacturers must seek licenses from the Commerce Dept. to sell a computer that can perform more than 1,500 million theoretical operations per second." Does that mean no more licenses, the mFLOP limit has been raised before license required, there is no limit but you still need a license? Answers today/tomorrow when the policy comes out, I guess. /r$
The policy always made nearly as much sense as the crypto export restriction. My favourite r.a.a. was one I heard about when I was working as a unix admin at the Technion. The rules forbid exporting a four processor convex , but had no problems with two two processor models. Simon Contract with America - Explained! |Phone: +44-81-500-3000 Contract: verb |Mail: ses@unc.edu 1) To shrink or reduce in size - the economy contracted +----------------------- 2) To become infected -My baby contracted pneumonia when they stopped my welfare
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