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Re: [aTunes-Translations] aTunes 2.0.0 available
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From: M. B. Al-N. <mb...@gm...> - 2010-04-23 22:55:11
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Hi, On 23/04/2010 04:19 م, Родион Попов wrote: > Well, Launchpad is Linux only, No nono, Launchpad not for Linux only there are tons of Windows proejcts for exmpale I'm using Bazaar <http://bazaar.canonical.com/> version control on windows. > BerliOS is better, Yes and it has an important option which it has same SF structure so aTunes developers can move the project within 10 minutes. > but moving there (now) makes your project less known, as it isn't a > top place. After all, it is also a kind of separation in community. They can fix this issue by putting a link for SF visitors and they can keep aTunes at freshmeat <http://freshmeat.net/> so the poularity of aTunes will not affect. > Only a collective and coordinated actions can bring any result. For > me, as a member of aTunes translation team, makes absolutely no > difference where the project would be placed, and I'd appreciate the > moving. > > Let's see, what would our main developers say! ;) > > Regards, > Rodion > > > 2010/4/23 M. Bashir Al-Noimi <mb...@gm... > <mailto:mb...@gm...>> > > Hi Mr. Родион Попов, > > As you said, using proxies isn't the right solution because we're > not thieves and not terrorists ;-) . > > SF administration talked about justifications not solutions > because SF already mirrored by many servers (Kent Mirror Service > <http://www.mirrorservice.org/sites/download.sourceforge.net/> for > example) so they can easily fix the issue by moving outside U.S. > for that we can't accept their solution by putting a tick (check > box) for every project specially *that tick isn't checked by > default so most SF projects still banned*, by this way SF > administration absorbed the situation and created innocence mask > for them. > > For that I encourage open source developers and the community to > take the 3rd possibility by moving their projects outside SF > specially their are many services just like SF (for example > Launchpad <https://launchpad.net/>, BerliOS > <http://developer.berlios.de/> ....etc) because we wrote to SF > about the other solutions (moving servers outside U.S. or putting > that stupid tick checked by default) but they didn't listen I > don't know why but personally I don't want to wait more !!! > > aTunes currently banned so I encourage the administrators to move > aTunes to another service or at least to make it *not* subject to > U.S. export regulations. > > SF administration wants from us to beg them. > > > > On 23/04/2010 01:15 ص, Родион Попов wrote: >> Hello Mr. An-Noimi, >> >> This situation is terrible and mustn't last too much, I think. >> De-facto there's a way to pass around those barriers using some >> proxies and anonymizers, but it's not a solution, because people >> from the mentioned countries are not thieves and shouldn't hide >> their IP-"faces" under a coverage. I think it is tome to show >> politicians that mentality of the Cold War is an anachronism in >> 21st century. >> >> I think, the administration of SF just doesn't want to react >> somehow only for 5 countries. They say: "...we also live in the >> real world, and are governed by the laws of the country in which >> we are located". But the guys from The Pirate Bay live in the >> same world :) , but they react in a completely different way >> while encounter with persecutions. They just, pardon, show a >> middle finger to the governments and move to some Cocoa Islands >> or like that. They ARE NOT AFRAID of jail or penalty, but the >> guys from SourceForge ARE, they've shown it clearly, >> unfortunately. The firsts are "pirates", the seconds are >> businessmen. That's the difference. >> >> Well, I see only four possibilities: >> >> 1) to organize a movement against that law inside U.S. and >> finally to change the law >> 2) to encourage the administration of SF to move away from U.S. >> servers (or at least to make a mirror) >> 3) to create a new and completely open analogue of SF claiming >> people around the world to use it instead of SF >> 4) to write personally to every SF's developer asking to make a >> mirror or put a project somewhere else. >> >> Which of them looks more realistic? >> >> Best wishes, >> Rodion Popov >> >> >> 2010/4/23 M. Bashir Al-Noimi <mb...@gm... >> <mailto:mb...@gm...>> >> >> Hi folks, >> >> Although this e-mail is truly late but I'm glad to see the >> new version of aTunes. >> >> Any way, the essentional reason of this e-mail is for >> encouraging aTunes deleopers and community to move aTunes >> from sourceforg.net <http://sourceforg.net> servers because >> they apply irrational policy (personally I consider it >> racialism) against some countries! >> >> aTunes currently unavailable in my country because it's >> forbidden for “banned locations” you can read about this >> issue at this link >> <http://arabcrunch.com/2010/01/following-clintons-internet-freedom-speech-us-based-sourceforge-blocked-syria-sudan-iran-korea-cuba-is-open-source-still-really-open.html>, >> so I couldn't update aTunes language for the new version! >> >> Although sourceforge decided to fix this issue by taking >> -evil- way >> <http://sourceforge.net/blog/some-good-news-sourceforge-removes-blanket-blocking/> >> but there are tons of projects banned in my country so many >> developers -including me- decided to migrate their open >> source projects from sourcefore to somewhere else (outside of >> U.S. >> <http://sourceforge.net/blog/clarifying-sourceforgenets-denial-of-site-access-for-certain-persons-in-accordance-with-us-law/>) >> because sourceforge breaks the soul open source. >> >> What you see? >> >> > > -- > Best Regards > Muhammad Bashir Al-Noimi > My Blog:http://mbnoimi.net > > > -- Best Regards Muhammad Bashir Al-Noimi My Blog: http://mbnoimi.net |