sourceforge: IdeaTorrent

Written by ftyers the 21 Jan 10 at 16:38.

IANAL but this could possibly done by having a subversion mirror open to certain projects outside the US. Projects could click a button for "enable commits from Iran and Cuba" and then their contributors could commit to this non-US repository.

Users from Iran and Cuba would be registered on this external server, and would not have any global account on SourceForge. Commits between the external server and the main repository would be replicated.

IANAL but this could possibly done by having a subversion mirror open to certain projects outside the US. Projects could click a button for "enable commits from Iran and Cuba" and then their contributors could commit to this non-US repository. Users from Iran and Cuba would be registered on this external server, and would not have any global account on SourceForge. Commits between the external server and the main repository would be replicated.

Written by pminervini the 21 Jan 10 at 17:20.

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Written by sneetsher the 23 Jan 10 at 17:58.

Some European countries could fit. As any country that opposes US could be added to the list (Syria, Libya, Sudan & North Korea are listed too). "Free" and/or "Open Source" philosophy are not owned by US government.

Source Forge is not just for developers (CVS,...); It's also important for End Users. So it should be a full transparent proxy.
Mirroring will have many problems. Not for End Users who want only to download releases, but for Developers who need to upload. They will get an additional delay to get source updates due to periodic synchronizing of all data.

Also, It must be Dedicated to Source Forge because general and public proxies always get filtered.

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Some European countries could fit. As any country that opposes US could be added to the list (Syria, Libya, Sudan & North Korea are listed too). "Free" and/or "Open Source" philosophy are not owned by US government. Source Forge is not just for developers (CVS,...); It's also important for End Users. So it should be a full transparent proxy. Mirroring will have many problems. Not for End Users who want only to download releases, but for Developers who need to upload. They will get an additional delay to get source updates due to periodic synchronizing of all data. Also, It must be Dedicated to Source Forge because general and public proxies always get filtered. Entity* Company/University/Non-profit Organization

Written by pdisney the 1 Feb 10 at 17:54.

On December 15, 2009, the US State Department notified Congress that it has recommended to the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control that sanctions prohibiting free mass market software downloads to users in Iran be waived. (http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/supporting/2009/SASC.IranReport.121509.pdf)

OFAC is widely expected to issue a General License authorizing downloads of software necessary for communication and sharing information online for users in Iran, and possibly other countries as well.

Thus, it is bizarre that SourceForge would choose to bar users in Iran and other countries at precisely the time these regulations are being reconsidered. Once the General License is issued by OFAC, SourceForge should reopen access to all users in countries covered by the revised regulations.

On December 15, 2009, the US State Department notified Congress that it has recommended to the US Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control that sanctions prohibiting free mass market software downloads to users in Iran be waived. (http://levin.senate.gov/newsroom/supporting/2009/SASC.IranReport.121509.pdf) OFAC is widely expected to issue a General License authorizing downloads of software necessary for communication and sharing information online for users in Iran, and possibly other countries as well. Thus, it is bizarre that SourceForge would choose to bar users in Iran and other countries at precisely the time these regulations are being reconsidered. Once the General License is issued by OFAC, SourceForge should reopen access to all users in countries covered by the revised regulations.