Re: [mdb-dev] [mdbtools-dev] Many patches, is that project dead? Fork?

[James M. <jjm...@ea...>]

>Brian Bruns wrote:
>> I've noticed that sourceforge has munged the project home page too.  I
>> opened a ticket with them, so hopefully they'll fix it in the next day
>> or two.
>
>Btw. SourceForge has started blocking users from "evil countries" (as if there was such
>a thing) in anticipatory obedience to comply with US export control.
>
If SF is located in the United States, they really have no choice :(

>Not such a good thing for open source. It has been discussed in many projects to look
>at alternatives to SF, in less restrictive countries, to not block out
>contributors/users.

I doubt that we have many contributors from Syria, Iraq, Iran and North Korea these days.  They should not be blocking the PRC, as it has its own blocking mechanism (and it is an interesting topic of itself.)  Also, any signatur of the Wassenar agreement has automatically signed on for the 'Evil Countris of Axis' as it prohibits exportation of cryptographic information to countries known to support the construction of Weapons of Mass Destruction.  This might include Afganistan and Pakistan, but I don't have specifics on this.  Again, I don't see many folks contributing to FOSS projects from these countries.

Most other countries should be just fine to download from SF.  If not, it is time to talk to them.

James McKenzie