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Date: Wed, 9 Dec 98 20:04 +0100 From: ulf@fitug.de (Ulf =?iso-8859-1?Q?M=F6ller?=) Subject: Re: German government press release on Wassenaar

1.) Officials point out that "export control" does not mean "export restriction".

Spin-doctor bullshit. There are forms of "export control" (such as the

requirement to notify the Export Office of your exports) that do not hinder the export of crypto software in any significant way. So it remains to be seen how Germany and other countries will implement the new rules.

And why should one need to notify them if there is not at least the implied ability on their part to say "NO, you won't either."?

2.) The government has acknowledged that public domain software remains unrestricted. This also applies to copyrighted software such as PGP which "has been made available without restrictions upon its further dissemination".

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