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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.carno.net.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!feed1.news.erols.com!howland.erols.net!torn!onlink3.onlink.net!pheebs.citytel.net!kwoody From: "Keith W." <kwoody@citytel.net> Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Re: FreeBSD 2.2.1 on CDROM Date: Mon, 28 Apr 1997 08:16:37 -0700 Organization: Ontario Northland--ONLink Lines: 26 Approved: Hopefully all the time! Message-ID: <Pine.A32.3.91.970428080830.18807A-100000@pheebs.citytel.net> References: <5jgap9$eef$3@flint.sentex.net> <5jgl7e$i6g@kiwi.pinnacle.co.nz> <5jnntu$h93$1@was.hooked.net> NNTP-Posting-Host: pheebs.citytel.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: TEXT/PLAIN; charset=US-ASCII In-Reply-To: <5jnntu$h93$1@was.hooked.net> Xref: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc:39889 On 24 Apr 1997, Borja Marcos wrote: > : > > : >I tried to buy FreeBSD on CDROM up here in Canada but was told that it > : >is illegal to bring it into Canada. That is what it says in the > : >Walnut Creek catalog. > > : Hmm. I've always wondered why my FreeBSD CD-ROM was being shipped from > : Singapore instead of the US. > > Illegal? Why? > Borja. I bought FBSD from WC and it was sent to me in 3 days. I had no problem getting it, it even had to go through customs But I think that the person may have been refering to the DES encryption that is on the disk. It has to do with the US Govt. banning exports of encryption software because they are somehow classed as a "weapon". I know ive seen warnings about installing the DES stuff when installing FBSD or if your installing via FTP. Keith