> but let's say it's the government of North > Korea... Even if no strings, it would damage the perception people have of > OpenSSL just being associated with that entity. So, just be mindful of > people's perceptions when accepting anything. That cuts both ways... Privacy is a human right in many parts of the world. Bush lied and took our country to war against Iraq. Hundreds of thousands have died over his unilateral erection. Et cetera, et cetera, et cetera...
Should the project work with the US government given all of my countries human rights violations and war crimes? I think its best to stay above political. Jeff On Thu, May 29, 2014 at 3:04 PM, Nikola Vassilev <n...@greensoldiers.ca> wrote: > Good on you for sending that apology. I thought it was inappropriate to > label that commenter to dismiss his point of view. I also think Steve > addressed his cynical comments well, the part about taking money from anyone > as long as it comes with no strings attached is wrong, IMHO. That can be > easily tested by imagining the worst possible source of money and it may be > different for each person, but let's say it's the government of North > Korea... Even if no strings, it would damage the perception people have of > OpenSSL just being associated with that entity. So, just be mindful of > people's perceptions when accepting anything. > > -------- Original message -------- > From: "Salz, Rich" > Date:05-29-2014 07:02 (GMT-05:00) > To: openssl-users@openssl.org > Subject: RE: Platinum Sponsorship by Huawei > > Frans, > > I apologize. My posting was a mistake. (I meant to cancel my posting, but > instead my fingers hit control-return rather than escape.) > > I am sorry that, on the basis of one posting, I called you a troll, or > implied that you had anything other than concern and interest in seeing the > best possible outcomes. > > The only other thing I can say in my defense is that, if you look through > the archives, you would hopefully see that I usually don't write that kind > of message. > ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
