Cryptographie

Beginning with MiNTLib 0.54.99 the MiNTLib contains strong cryptography. You probably know that this creates a lot of legal hazzle since some countries have very restrictive laws about cryptographic software.

I always upload the MiNTLib sources and binaries from servers located in Germany to servers located in Germany and as far as I know there is no law against that in Germany at the time of this writing.

The most prominent example of a country where it is forbidden to export certain cryptographic software are the United States of America. That means that it is legal for you as an US citizen to import such software (for example the MiNTLib) but it is illegal to re-export it to other countries.

However, at the time of this writing there are rumours that the United States are about to change their restrictive crypto policy, so this may well change in the near future. Anyways, I can take no responsibility for what you do with the MiNTLib. If you re-distribute it, please make sure that you meet your local laws.

Saarbruecken/Germany, March 7, 2000

Guido Flohr guido@freemint.de

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