thomas@konech.UUCP (05/23/86)
Well, here's a voice from a 'foreing country' over the big sea:
An additional point of view which not yet has been discussed is
the problem of transferring protected software over the net. I do
not mean public domain things.
What causes me head-ache is bringing 'secret' source code (e.g.
crypt()) out-side the US.
I had a traumatic experience of the following form:
At our company we had a seminar about SV kernel which was held
by UNIX Europe Ltd. which is the european unix promoter of AT&T.
At the beginning of that course every participant had to sign a
paper which stated that the underwriter will not bring his knowledge
to country a, b, c, ..... Then a long list of countries mostly
of the 'eastern world' was followed.
Also it is well known that the US government runs a very protective
course regarding technolgy transfer outside the US even to friendly
nations like West-Germany.
So, who will be held responsible if a piece of protected source code
leaves the US over to Europe. Is it the backbone which links to Europe,
is the original sender or is it everybody who bypasses this stuff ????
I think the whole legality problem should not be restricted on racism,
pornography or personal offence.
thomas
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