[LV] I'm looking into what steps I need to take if I want to add an extension
into [kitten].

   * Discussions can take place on the [starkit] mailing list.

   * Content questions
      * What kinds of extensions/scripts, etc. should go into kitten?
      * Or perhaps the better question, should everything go here, or should there be a series of developer starkits which have particular themes?

   * Build Issues
      * Is a particular compiler required or preferred - are there incompatibilities between compilers on Solaris/Windows/Linux?
      * Does one need to specify a --prefix or --exec-prefix ?
      * What platforms should be included?

   * Installation Issues
      * How are new items added into the kitten.vfs web repository?
      * How should updated packages be handled?  How to coordinate updating?

   * Documentation Issues
      * How can reference material for the extensions be added to the kitten.tkd so that developers have access?

   * Other issues
      * Might the US government regard the extension as illegal, treasonous, libelous, ...?  This is not as absurd as might first appear (see [http://www.skypoint.com/members/gimonca/philzim2.html], for example).  I don't understand - kitten contains nothing that falls under munitions act.  Also, kitten is not a US software product.  Answer:  having an [encryption] module in kitten potentially brings it into a category that's a problem for US residents.  No, kitten doesn't have one now.  It's not clear that it ever would be feasible, just because of the arcane US restrictions.  And of course, there are the restrictions in other countries, which in some cases are said to make it illegal to even '''have''' encryption software on one's computer.

05nov02 [jcw] - Is the US Munitions Act still applicable?  DES and 128-bit encryption have been taken out of it, AFAIK.
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