Why X/Open in London?

[mycal (voices through your head @ 88.1MHz)]

On Mon, 11 Oct 1993 15:47:03 -0400, "Duncan Frissell" <frissell at panix.com> wrote:
> You don't suppose that X/Open was founded in London so that future Unix 
> versions could integrate crypto without bothering with US export laws.  
> <G>
> 
> Another blow to America's competitiveness.
> 

I know several small companies from canada that had offices in the us that
moved them back to canada so they wouldn't be bothered by the US export
laws since they use RSA in there product.

The US is blowing it.

mycal