Netscape

[jim bell]

At 07:41 AM 7/22/96 GMT, Dan Weinstein wrote:
>On Sat, 20 Jul 1996 18:13:45 -0800, jim bell <jimbell at pacifier.com>
>wrote:
>
>>At 03:27 PM 7/20/96 -0700, Tom Weinstein wrote:
>>
>>>> Do you Seriously Believe that Netscape would prefer foreigners
>>>> to develop and use competing products? Of course not. They are
>>>> probably secretly applauding the brave exporters.
>>>
>>>You are wrong.  We are worried that our permission to provide these
>>>products will be withdrawn. 
>>
>>As far as I can tell, you need no "permission" to "provide these products", 
>>at least domestically.  The only restrictions that have been implied have 
>>been over the delivery of encryption over the 'net, and even that is 
>>questionable.
>>
>
>Then you need to read the license agreement:
>
>1. Netscape Communications Corporation ("Netscape") grants to you a
>non-exclusive, non-sublicensable, license to use this Beta version of
>the Netscape network navigator (the "Software"), in binary executable
>form for evaluation and trial use purposes only.  THIS SOFTWARE
>CONTAINS CODE THAT DISABLES MOST OF ITS FEATURES AFTER SEPTEMBER 17,
>1996.

I don't know why you're quoting your own licensing agreement to me.  When I 
said, "you need no permission to provide these products," by "you" I was 
referring to your company, Netscape.  As in, you don't need the NSA's 
permission to write and sell good crypto domestically, even if (arguably) 
they can limit export.

Jim Bell
jimbell at pacifier.com