Am 22.06.21 um 10:00 schrieb Tiziano Zito:
I think it is important to notice that GitHub actively blocks user
registration and activity from countries that are sanctioned by the US
government. At least in 2019 GitHub was blocking users from IPs
located in Cuba, North Corea, Syria, Crimea, Iran, etc (see for
example [1]). They block, of course, users of any nationality, if they
happen to be traveling or living in those countries.
I could not find any clear official statement from GitHub, but I think
this is something to consider nonetheless, especially now that the
Python community is making great efforts to become more welcoming and
diverse. The fact of excluding a significant part of the potential
contributors based on a random list by a random government over which
the Python community as a whole has no influence whatsoever seems a
move in the wrong direction.
I was overall in favor of moving Python issues over to GitHub, for
convenience, easier access, and a more usable interface. But I think the
issue above is a showstopper. This problem of course already exists for
pull requests, but discriminating against users based on their place of
residence is absolutely unacceptable to me. In fact, it is directly in
violation to the PSF's mission statement that says in part: "... to
support and facilitate the growth of a diverse and international
community of Python programmers." This issue hasn't been addresses in
PEP 581, so I believe it wasn't considered when accepting the PEP. But
it's serious enough that I would like to ask the steering council to
reconsider their decision to accept PEP 581.
- Sebastian
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