I did see some references to that effect. Some people were saying in the past that having the US sign the Treaty would help to open up export since there is an exception for open source projects. I'm guessing it's in there, but finding out for sure would be terrific.
Ron
-----Original Message----- From: Cees De Groot [mailto:cdegroot@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, November 16, 2005 9:26 AM To: Ron@usmedrec.com Cc: Cryptography Team Development List Subject: Re: [Cryptography Team] Team Update
On 11/16/05, Ron Teitelbaum Ron@usmedrec.com wrote:
Could you read through this find the section that applies to your situation, put together a proper quote that says you are
ok,
and what requirements you have, so we can post it for others in the Netherlands?
I'll give the ministry a ring - crypto code falls under the Wassenaar Treaty and is thus under export controls under current Dutch laws, but it's not clear whether there are any exceptions for open source.