On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 04:11:06PM +0100, Petr Šabata wrote:
On Mon, Jan 13, 2014 at 12:06:38PM +0000, Tristan Santore wrote:
> On 13/01/14 10:15, Petr Šabata wrote:
> >Dear Legal,
> >
> >I'd like to sponsor a new packager (CC'd) and help him get
> >his project [0] into Fedora. He happens to be a Sudanese.
> >As Sudan appears to be a sanctioned country, I'd like to check
> >whether this is legally alright.
> >
> >Thank you in advance,
> >Petr
> >
> >[0]
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1052040
> >
> >
> >
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> Question A. Which Sudan ? There are two now. Question B. Is he just
> Sudanese, as you put it, or does he reside there. If he resides
> there, then Sudan falls under export restrictions. Applies to US
> Citizens. This also encompasses technology, and as such software.
A. His CV says just "Sudan", not "South Sudan". I guess the
northern (and the more difficult) one.
B. I have no idea about his current residence or where his project
was developed (isn't that the important part?). I hope he can
clear it up for you.
An update:
"Thanks a great deal, I really appreciate your support. In fact
I am residing and working outside of Sudan, from Doha, Qatar,
I don't know if this makes any difference?"
Petr
Petr
> (...)
> Tristan
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