If the answer to the question I'm about to pose is an obvious one, I apologize in advance, please forgive my ignorance on this subject, as I am Canadian. It's obvious from the articles and postings that the US has some stupid rules on who can use cryptography and how they can use it, but a lot of these postings are inconsistant with each other. Some say a US citizen can write cryptographic code, but not inside the US borders. Others say that a US citizen can't write cryptographic code at all. Also, what about foreigners that are currently in the US ? Could a Canadian visiting relatives in the states write crypto code on his laptop while there ? I guess I should just ask if anyone could provide a link to a site where the official law is written so I could read the fine print myself. Thanks in advance.
Well, this is a valid point for those lucky enough to have a solely Linux machine, but for those of us still stuck with dual boot machines (for whatever reason) would have to see these retarded ads everytime we switch OS's 8(
I've switched over to Linux about 2 months ago (the best move i've EVER made when it comes to computers) and, on many suggestions from people, started with the Red Hat distro. The first time I set up PPP it took me all of 20 min ( I had NO previous Linux experience ). Now, 3 min, tops.
No, It won't make a lick of difference to a webserver, but if Linux is going to become popular on the desktop, it needs to be able to support Joe Users soundcard so he can play Quake etc...
Linux already has the server market as far as technical superiority is concerned, but people won't even consider it an alternative to the "other OS" if it can't support their brand X hardware.
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If the answer to the question I'm about to pose is an obvious one, I apologize in advance, please forgive my ignorance on this subject, as I am Canadian. It's obvious from the articles and postings that the US has some stupid rules on who can use cryptography and how they can use it, but a lot of these postings are inconsistant with each other. Some say a US citizen can write cryptographic code, but not inside the US borders. Others say that a US citizen can't write cryptographic code at all. Also, what about foreigners that are currently in the US ? Could a Canadian visiting relatives in the states write crypto code on his laptop while there ? I guess I should just ask if anyone could provide a link to a site where the official law is written so I could read the fine print myself. Thanks in advance.
Late night hacking sessions must suck, 'cause there isn't a coffee bean to be found anywhere in that state.
Well, this is a valid point for those lucky enough to have a solely Linux machine, but for those of us still stuck with dual boot machines (for whatever reason) would have to see these retarded ads everytime we switch OS's 8(
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I've switched over to Linux about 2 months ago (the best move i've EVER made when it comes to computers) and, on many suggestions from people, started with the Red Hat distro. The first time I set up PPP it took me all of 20 min ( I had NO previous Linux experience ). Now, 3 min, tops.
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No, It won't make a lick of difference to a webserver, but if Linux is going to become popular on the desktop, it needs to be able to support Joe Users soundcard so he can play Quake etc...
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Linux already has the server market as far as technical superiority is concerned, but people won't even consider it an alternative to the "other OS" if it can't support their brand X hardware.
Just my $0.02
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