Commit 59842d4d authored by Daniel Stenberg's avatar Daniel Stenberg
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FAQ: added blurb about ECCN 

"1.13 curl's ECCN number" is a new section mostly made up from
Alessandro Vesely's very informative ML post on the subject:
http://curl.haxx.se/mail/lib-2008-03/0251.html
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Updated: June 30, 2010 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html)

Updated: August 18, 2010 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html)

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  1.10 How many are using curl?

  1.11 Why don't you update ca-bundle.crt

  1.12 I have a problem who can I chat with?

  1.13 curl's ECCN number?



 2. Install Related Problems

  2.1 configure doesn't find OpenSSL even when it is installed
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  IRC network irc.freenode.net. If you're polite and nice, chances are big

  that you can get -- or provide -- help instantly.



  1.13 curl's ECCN number?



  The US government restricts exports of software that contains or uses

  cryptography. When doing so, the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)

  is used to identify the level of export control etc.



  ASF gives a good explanation at http://www.apache.org/dev/crypto.html



  We believe curl's number might be ECCN 5D002, another possibility is

  5D992. It seems necessary to write them, asking to confirm.



  Comprehensible explanations of the meaning of such numbers and how to

  obtain them (resp.) are here



  http://www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/exportingbasics.htm

  http://www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/do_i_needaneccn.html



  An incomprehensible description of the two numbers above is here

  http://www.access.gpo.gov/bis/ear/pdf/ccl5-pt2.pdf





2. Install Related Problems