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Rockbox mail archiveSubject: Re: Strong CryptographyRe: Strong Cryptography
From: Jonathan Gordon <jdgordy_at_gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2007 12:37:57 +1100 On 20/11/2007, Joshua Simmons <mud_at_majidejima.com> wrote: > I posted this question to the forums, but I was told that asking on this > mailing list would be better. > > I am considering writing a plugin which would make use of strong > cryptographic algorithms such as AES, Twofish, Whirlpool, and SHA-2 > (basically just the standard strong encryption and hash algorithms). I am > curious if Rockbox has a policy concerning this. I can't seem to find > anything in searches, but is there precedent for this? What would you want cryptography for on your DAP? > > Also, what country is Rockbox based in? I could better check out the legal > ramifications for myself if I knew that (I'm from America and our > cryptography export laws suck, to put it bluntly). > > In case anyone is curious, Wikipedia has a page on Export of Cryptography > which is somewhat informative (and the external links also). > > -mud > Rockbox is based in Sweden, and usually any code that is GPL-compatible would be acceptable. Jonathan Received on 2007-11-20 Page template was last modified "Tue Sep 7 00:00:02 2021" The Rockbox Crew -- Privacy Policy |