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)
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Updated: August 18, 2010 (http://curl.haxx.se/docs/faq.html)
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1.10 How many are using curl?
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1.11 Why don't you update ca-bundle.crt
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1.12 I have a problem who can I chat with?
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1.13 curl's ECCN number?
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2. Install Related Problems
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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
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that you can get -- or provide -- help instantly.
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1.13 curl's ECCN number?
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The US government restricts exports of software that contains or uses
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cryptography. When doing so, the Export Control Classification Number (ECCN)
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is used to identify the level of export control etc.
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ASF gives a good explanation at http://www.apache.org/dev/crypto.html
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We believe curl's number might be ECCN 5D002, another possibility is
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5D992. It seems necessary to write them, asking to confirm.
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Comprehensible explanations of the meaning of such numbers and how to
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obtain them (resp.) are here
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http://www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/exportingbasics.htm
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http://www.bis.doc.gov/licensing/do_i_needaneccn.html
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An incomprehensible description of the two numbers above is here
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http://www.access.gpo.gov/bis/ear/pdf/ccl5-pt2.pdf
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2. Install Related Problems
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