Re: [Webware-discuss] XMLRPCServlet and SSL?

[Ng P. S. <ng...@ne...>]

On Sat, Feb 02, 2002 at 04:00:42PM +0100, Magnus Lie Hetland wrote:
> > M2Crypto has SSL XMLRPC clients and servers (BaseHTTPServer- and
> > Medusa-based.)
> 
> As far as I can see (from a quick WHOIS query) the server hosting the
> package is in Singapore; is that correct? 

Yes.

> In other words, the strict
> US regulations of cryptographic software won't apply... 

US crypto export regulation hasn't been very strict for open source
software for about two years now.

> Are there any such rules/laws in Singapore? IOW: Is it legal to download
> this package from somewhere outside Singapore? 

According to the excellent Koops Crypto Law survey:

    http://cwis.kub.nl/~frw/people/koops/cls2.htm#si

    There are no crypto export restrictions. The import restrictions
    (requiring a license from the Trade Development Board) were abolished
    on 21 January 2000 (see the IDA press release).

So it is ok for me to put this up and ok for you to download it. ;-)

> (I guess it wouldn't be
> legal outside the US, if it were hosted there... Or? I'm really
> confused about this legislation, because I find it so extremely
> unreasonable.)

Check the Koops site for your country's laws on this. 

Cheers.
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Ng Pheng Siong <ng...@ne...> * http://www.netmemetic.com