dipSep 4, 2024
Graham Sutherland / Polynomial
it has been 0 days since an installer asked me to agree to the GPL.... uh, I mean, ITAR
Sep 3, 2024 at 9:27pmWeb
Show threadTribesmanJohn 🇦🇺🌏👨🏼‍💻📷Sep 3, 2024

@gsuberland That unlocked a core memory of installing SecureCRT back in the late 90s with the cryptographic import/export controls agreement.

I don’t know why it did, but it did :)

Show threadpenguin42Sep 3, 2024
@gsuberland Is that low jitter/high precision stuff? Just in case you're trying to build your nuclear bomb timing equipment rather than an RF hack?
Show threadGraham Sutherland / PolynomialSep 3, 2024
@penguin42 my guess is it's more of a general thing because any high end clockgen chip might be usable for stuff like radar.
Show threadAndrew KasterSep 4, 2024

@gsuberland @penguin42

Dual-Use technology strikes again! I don't even want to know how many lawyers they had to get involved for each of their chips to cross check them with all the lists from the Dept of Commerce's regulations. They probably have like two chips that fit the criteria but since the software can program all of their stuff, they have to slap the ITAR notice in the EULA.

Show threadNameless IndividualSep 4, 2024
@gsuberland I remember installing iTunes in 2010, and learning it could not be used for the development, design, manufacture or production of missiles, or nuclear, chemical or biological weapons. That would be a violation of their License Agreement.
Show threadPlasmaGryphonSep 4, 2024
@gsuberland I get vendors asking me if a product they sell is ITAR restricted when I ask for a quote for something off the shelf. It seems like some effort to just absolve themselves of mistakes on their end.