(For some weird reason, I didn't get this mail via the list, only the private copy, so I might break threading by replying via my private copy.) Am 22.06.21 um 14:01 schrieb Nathaniel Smith:
As much as we might wish otherwise, the PSF is also a US entity and has to comply with US laws. GitHub's official policy at
https://docs.github.com/en/github/site-policy/github-and-trade-controls
gives the impression that they're reading the law as narrowly as possible, and allowing access to every person that they legally can. In particular, that policy page claims that there are no restrictions on users from Cuba or Iran, and that users from Syria and Crimea are allowed to participate in OSS projects, just not give GitHub money. (They do disallow use by North Koreans and "Specially Designated Nationals".)
It is even possible for the PSF to do better without breaking the law? I'm not an expert in this area at all, so happy to be educated if so...
-n
I'm not much interested in theory. Are people currently blocked from participating in Python issues due to their country of residence? Will people be blocked after the move to GitHub? If the answer to the second question is "yes", the move would violate one of the core principles of the PSF. If the answer to the first question is "yes", we need to consider transferring the bug tracker to an organization in a country whose laws better align with the goals of the PSF. - Sebastian