Hey guys,
Without turning the thread into a political bashing,
I have been thinking about the threat of sanctions and what not and how it may affect those of us in the software market.
Excerpt from Red Hat License:
" ...5. Export Control. As required by the laws of the
United States and other countries, you represent and warrant that you:
(a) understand that the Programs and their components may be subject to
export controls under the U.S. Commerce Department's Export
Administration Regulations ("EAR"); (b) are not located
in a prohibited destination country under the EAR or U.S. sanctions
regulations (currently Cuba, Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Sudan and Syria,
subject to change as posted by the United States government); (c) will
not export, re-export, or transfer the Programs to any prohibited
destination or persons or entities on the U.S. Bureau of Industry and
Security Denied Parties List or Entity List, or the U.S. Office of
Foreign Assets Control list of Specially Designated Nationals and
Blocked Persons, or any similar lists maintained by other countries,
without the necessary export license(s) or authorization(s); ..."
Many other software companies have similar conditions. If we do get sanctioned, will Kenya be added to the list? How comes Zimbabwe is not on that list yet it is said to be under sanctions?
Do these sanctions really mean much anyway? Are they enforceable? Doesn't Sudan use Oracle, Red Hat, et al?
If they are, are there ways around it? Am assuming these laws will not be backdated and will only apply from the date of sanction, if it ever comes to that.
I need someone to clarify this for me since I have realized all I have right now is my opinion which may be flawed/biased.
Mr. Lawi