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Re: 2.2 projects
- To: Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.columbia.edu>
- Subject: Re: 2.2 projects
- From: Ulrich Drepper <drepper@cygnus.com>
- Date: 29 Jan 1999 23:00:31 -0800
- Cc: Geoff Keating <geoffk@ozemail.com.au>, libc-hacker@cygnus.com
- References: <199901300454.XAA28624@blastula.phys.columbia.edu>
- Reply-To: drepper@cygnus.com (Ulrich Drepper)
Zack Weinberg <zack@rabi.columbia.edu> writes:
> Another thing. I've seen it asserted that crypt() is exportable since
> it can only be used for authentication - e.g. Sun ships the same libc
> in domestic and exported Solaris. Could we get away with that
> argument? Has anyone gotten a hard legal opinion?
It can be exported if you ask for a permission. This would require
lawyers...
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