[Fsf-friends] US politics to FOSS!!

[Nishan Naseer]

Hi Tinku,

<quote>
"with whom we are prohibited by U.S. law from engaging in commerce"
</quote>

Is it the US Law, against which we should protest, or someone who has no
option, but to follow it.

Thanks,
Nishan.



On 3/21/07, Tinku Sampath <tinkusam at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Even though Google is widely recognized as an organization which is
> showing
> commitment to FOSS promotion (primarily for their business expansion), the
> same time company act as an agency for applying US politics to the FOSS
> which is open to all in this world regardless of the bounds of country,
> language, and culture.
>
> ( http://code.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=60280&topic=10730 )
>
> """
>
> * Who's not eligible to participate as a student in Google Summer of Code?
> *
>
> Google employees, interns, contractors, family members, or citizens of
> Iran, Syria, Cuba, Sudan, North Korea and Myanmar (Burma), with whom we
> are
> prohibited by U.S. law from engaging in commerce, are ineligible to
> participate. Mentoring organizations that are taking part in *Google
> Summer
> of Code* may add additional stipulations regarding which students may
> participate in the program under their auspices.
>
> """
>
> We are fighting against the unhealthy policies put forwarded by
> Organizations and Governments (eg: DRM) which are against freedom. At the
> same pace, we have to protest against this anti social behaviour...
>
> ---
> Tinku Sampath
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Regards
nishan.