LWN: kernel.org cryptographic policy change | Linux Today

LWN: kernel.org cryptographic policy change

Written By
Web Webster
Web Webster
Jan 28, 2000

“After extensive consultations with our legal counsel, we
believe that we have found a reasonable method of supporting
cryptography on kernel.org. Consequently, the following change in
kernel.org policy will take effect Monday Feb 14, 2000 at 22:00 UTC
(14:00 PST, 17:00 EST, 23:00 MET) *UNLESS OTHERWISE IS INDICATED
BEFORE THEN* (in case the situation changes.)”

“a) Cryptographic Open Source software will be permitted on
kernel.org.
For binaries, *the source must be available on
kernel.org*. This will need to be strictly enforced, so
contributors, please stick to this rule.”

“b) We can no longer support official mirrors in the following
countries, or allow other official mirrors to be listed as
supporting them: Afghanistan, Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Libya, North Korea,
Sudan, Syria or Yugoslavia. (The situation with Yugoslavia is a bit
tricky, since the regs only apply to Serbia, specifically. If we
end up having someone wanting to set up a Montenegrine mirror,
we’ll deal with it then.)”

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Web Webster

Web Webster

Web Webster has more than 20 years of writing and editorial experience in the tech sector. He’s written and edited news, demand generation, user-focused, and thought leadership content for business software solutions, consumer tech, and Linux Today, he edits and writes for a portfolio of tech industry news and analysis websites including webopedia.com, and DatabaseJournal.com.

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