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RE: ECCN for AutoConf
From: |
Wright, Kim |
Subject: |
RE: ECCN for AutoConf |
Date: |
Tue, 17 Jun 2014 22:25:02 +0000 |
Hi Eric,
Thank you for your response. Do you have a classification or trade compliance
group I can reach out to? I know other redhat products contain crypto and are
export controlled. so I assume someone at your company (or a consultant
perhaps) classified the software at some point. Even open source / free
software can be export controlled.
Any assistance in getting me to the appropriate person or group at your company
would be most appreciated.
Thank you.
~Kim
-----Original Message-----
From: Eric Blake [mailto:address@hidden
Sent: Tuesday, June 17, 2014 3:00 PM
To: Wright, Kim; address@hidden
Subject: Re: ECCN for AutoConf
On 06/17/2014 03:37 PM, Wright, Kim wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I need the export control classification number (ECCN) for your Autoconf
> software. Please provide.
Sorry, but you're out of luck - no one here knows of an ECCN associated with
Autoconf.
I'm not a lawyer, but a quick google search for "open source eccn" leads me to
believe that since Autoconf is freely available and does not deal with software
encryption, it is exempt from needing an ECCN. But you may have better luck by
paying a third party to actually validate that for you (rather than relying on
free and potentially incorrect advice); companies like Red Hat specialize in
providing distributions of software that includes Autoconf in a manner that
complies with export regulations, and may have a better answer for what they
use in their distribution.
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Eric Blake eblake redhat com +1-919-301-3266
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