FAO all admins of Blue Obelisk projects. You should log in to your
project and remove the export control as described below...
Sent to you by baoilleach via Google Reader: Some good news:
SourceForge removes blanket blocking via SourceForge Community Blog by
leeschlesinger on 2/7/10
A couple of weeks ago, to ensure compliance with US law as we roll out
improvements to SourceForge.net, we began programmatically blocking
access to the site for users in certain countries against which the US
government imposes sanctions. Today, we’re happy to announce site
changes that we believe maintain compliance with the law but offer
project administrators, developers, and users more freedom.
If this topic is news to you, please read the statement we made
explaining what we did last month and why. In brief, we blocked all
users from certain countries from downloading software using the site.
Our action provoked a strong, angry reaction from those it affected and
from the community at large. But even before we heard your cries of
outrage, we were looking for reasonable alternatives – and we believe
that we’ve found one.
We have no way of knowing exactly which projects should trigger a
block. But each project’s leadership is positioned to make such
determination – so we’ve placed that power in their hands.
Beginning now, every project admin can click on Develop -> Project
Admin -> Project Settings to find a new section called Export Control.
By default, we’ve ticked the more restrictive setting. If you conclude
that your project is *not* subject to export regulations, or any other
related prohibitions, you may now tick the other check mark and click
Update. After that, all users will be able to download your project
files as they did before last month’s change.
We at SourceForge are fully committed to the ideals of free and open
source software, including the principle of free exchange of
information. We recognize that, for some people, the recent site
changes called into question whether your support of us is justified.
The changes that we deployed today are intended to empower our projects
and reward your continued trust.
We recognize that this change isn’t the completely free access to
everything for everyone that some would like. As a US-based web site,
SourceForge remains committed to complying fully with all relevant US
laws and regulations, including those affecting the distribution of
software. But we are also working as diligently as possible to ensure
that our compliance is coupled with the highest quality of service that
we can offer to our diverse, global user base.
Things you can do from here:
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