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  3. Path: sparky!uunet!spool.mu.edu!agate!dog.ee.lbl.gov!network.ucsd.edu!qualcom.qualcomm.com!servo.qualcomm.com!karn
  4. From: karn@servo.qualcomm.com (Phil Karn)
  5. Subject: Re: Are DES restriction even logically sound?
  6. Message-ID: <1992Sep7.051916.16197@qualcomm.com>
  7. Sender: news@qualcomm.com
  8. Nntp-Posting-Host: servo.qualcomm.com
  9. Organization: Qualcomm, Inc
  10. References: <1992Sep5.164646.21443@uwm.edu> <1992Sep6.071901.21881@uwm.edu>
  11. Date: Mon, 7 Sep 1992 05:19:16 GMT
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  13.  
  14. In article <1992Sep6.071901.21881@uwm.edu> jgd@csd4.csd.uwm.edu writes:
  15. >   The description of DES is public knowledge.  Do what you want with it.
  16. >
  17. >   However, software _implementations_ of DES have been deemed "munitions",
  18. >   and are thus restricted by the US Gummint ("We're your friends! Trust
  19. >   us!").
  20.  
  21. Obviously only Americans are capable of taking an algorithm
  22. description and turning it into working code. The next thing you know,
  23. the US government will be revoking the passports of anyone suspected
  24. of being able to program...
  25.  
  26. Phil
  27.