Re: memcached origins

[Rajesh Nair]

Sorry for the rant!

But I have heard this kind of FOSS compliance in my org as well.

IMHO this is meaningless.
We should be checking the software for security vulnerabilities and not
check the origin country of the authors.
This goes against the entire value of FOSS software
1. Anybody can contribute to an open source software
2. Any contribution would go through vigorous checks purely from technical
perspective, irrespective of country of origin.
3. The more a FOSS software is able to keep the checks and balances in
place while still maintaining features, it would attract better community
and larger acceptance

I understand there are legal reasons for checking authors country of origin
because of trade laws and software export laws.
But , in my mind, the lawmakers needs to differentiate between how software
is "manufactured" vs other commodities ( say cars)
and that is all the more true in this post pandemic world, where I have
contributed from 3 different continents

Any feedback on what can be done to make the lawmakers understand this?

On Sat, Mar 11, 2023 at 7:09 AM dormando  wrote:

> Hey,
>
> Uhh well I can say I'm from the USA. I'm pretty sure Brad is too. Probably
> the rest is accurate.
>
> Probably worth noting the other three haven't contributed in over ten
> years.
>
> On Mar 10, 2023, at 1:52 PM, Jonathan Louie  wrote:
>
> Hello,
>
> Software being used by my organization is being reviewed, memcached being
> one of them. They're asking about for Trade Agreements Act (TAA)
> compliance, basically restrictions on software/hardware from certain
> countries. I know this is FOSS and they're still working out what they
> actually need, but is it possible for you to confirm the top 4 contributors
> countries of citizenship?
>
> I tried to do the research myself:
> Dormando:   USA
> Dustin Sallings:   USA
> Brad Fitzpatrick: USA
> Trond Norbye :Norway
>
> I appreciate any help in advanced. Thank you!
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Re: memcached origins

[dormando]

Hey,Uhh well I can say I'm from the USA. I'm pretty sure Brad is too. Probably the rest is accurate.Probably worth noting the other three haven't contributed in over ten years.On Mar 10, 2023, at 1:52 PM, Jonathan Louie  wrote:Hello,Software being used by my organization is being reviewed, memcached being one of them. They're asking about for Trade Agreements Act (TAA) compliance, basically restrictions on software/hardware from certain countries. I know this is FOSS and they're still working out what they actually need, but is it possible for you to confirm the top 4 contributors countries of citizenship? I tried to do the research myself:Dormando:           USADustin Sallings:   USABrad Fitzpatrick: USATrond Norbye :    NorwayI appreciate any help in advanced. Thank you!



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memcached origins

[Jonathan Louie]

Hello,

Software being used by my organization is being reviewed, memcached being 
one of them. They're asking about for Trade Agreements Act (TAA) 
compliance, basically restrictions on software/hardware from certain 
countries. I know this is FOSS and they're still working out what they 
actually need, but is it possible for you to confirm the top 4 contributors 
countries of citizenship? 

I tried to do the research myself:
Dormando:   USA
Dustin Sallings:   USA
Brad Fitzpatrick: USA
Trond Norbye :Norway

I appreciate any help in advanced. Thank you!

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