Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> On Fri, May 06, 2005 at 10:01:45AM -0700, Joshua D. Drake wrote:
>
>>>With PostgreSQL *not* US based, we are not subject to the whim's of the
>>>US government, nor its export restrictions, nor its lawyers ...
>>
>>I am not even going to touch this one.
>
>
> Why?
Because I think if you think that having the CVS anywhere will matter to
the US, I think your dead wrong.
If the US wants to come after the project they are going to one way or
the other. They will either:
A. Prosecute US developers working on the project
B. Prosecute Non-US developers with countries they have extradition
treaties with.
C. Send in the army to overthrow your dictator and hunt you.
It doesn't matter either way.
FYI, a US business can rather successfully sue a Canadian one.
I am not saying I agree or disagree with the above 3. Frankly it is none
of anybody's business what I think about it. However I am no fool in
thinking that another country provides any veil if the US actually wants
something you have.
Sincerely,
Joshua D. Drake
Command Prompt, Inc.
While I wouldn't put the terms exactly the way Marc did, I
> _would_ say that the US approach to "intellectual property" in
> software is sufficiently reaching as to qualify in the "over"
> category. Canada's rules are bad enough, but having worked under
> both regimes, I'm moderately convinced that having a non-US "home
> base" for CVS is a good idea.
>
> A
>
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