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
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@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 _______________________________________________ Fsf-friends mailing list Fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends
Hello
On 21/03/07, Nishan Naseer nishan.naseer@gmail.com wrote:
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.
Well we should stand against any sort of coercion whether external or internal. The above is an example of one such coercive policy. Our fight should be directed against the policies and the policy makers and simultaneously the alternate policies must also be propagated.
Thanks,
Nishan.
On 3/21/07, Tinku Sampath tinkusam@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 _______________________________________________ Fsf-friends mailing list Fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends
-- __________ Regards nishan. _______________________________________________ Fsf-friends mailing list Fsf-friends@mm.gnu.org.in http://mm.gnu.org.in/mailman/listinfo/fsf-friends
- 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
Sounds fine to me. SoC involves making payments to participating students and should be under US taxation law. If US law prohibits any commercial activities with these states, then Google can debar citizens of mentioned states from participating. Pay any amount to a person in lie of work is a commercial activity.
I don't see politics here.
regards VK
On 3/21/07, Vivek Khurana hiddenharmony@gmail.com wrote:
- 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
Sounds fine to me. SoC involves making payments to participating students and should be under US taxation law. If US law prohibits any commercial activities with these states, then Google can debar citizens of mentioned states from participating. Pay any amount to a person in lie of work is a commercial activity.
I don't see politics here.
regards VK --
I would say, There is politics in anything !
Hi again,
On 21/03/07, Nishan Naseer nishan.naseer@gmail.com wrote:
On 3/21/07, Vivek Khurana hiddenharmony@gmail.com wrote:
- 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
Sounds fine to me. SoC involves making payments to participating
students
and should be under US taxation law. If US law prohibits any commercial activities with these states, then Google can debar citizens of
mentioned
states from participating. Pay any amount to a person in lie of work is
a
commercial activity.
I don't see politics here.
regards VK --
I would say, There is politics in anything !
I second this. Economics and politics are two sides of the same coin.
--
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