On Fri, May 30, 2014 at 6:24 PM, Pierre DELAAGE <delaage.pie...@free.fr> wrote: > ... >>> The difference is important : >>> in an association, the openssl organization WOULD REQUIRE some >>> constraints on its MEMBERS. >>> >> >> We are discussing self-imposed constraints on the Foundation's >> acceptance of funds from various sources, not constraints on >> any persons. > > Ok,but "who" will decide and "how" ? > How will you make this process objective and transparent and NOT time > consuming... Right... I'm from the US. Does that mean I voice concerns against the US; or do I voice concerns against other countries? Or both?
Concerns about the US: the US has committed human rights violations and participated in war crimes. The OpenSSL project should *not* accept money from the US government. Further, the OpenSSL project should *not* accept money from companies and individuals that do business with the US. Finally, the OpenSSL project should *not* accept money from US citizens because they are citizens of the US. Concerns about other countries: <other country> has relations with the US. The US has committed human rights violations and participated in war crimes. The OpenSSL project should *not* accept money from the <other country>. Further, the OpenSSL project should *not* accept money from companies and individuals that do business with <other country>. Finally, the OpenSSL project should *not* accept money from <other country> citizens because they are citizens of <other country>. Or, different concerns about other countries: <other country> has committed human rights violations. The OpenSSL project should *not* accept money from <other country> government. Further, the OpenSSL project should *not* accept money from companies and individuals that do business with <other country>. Finally, the OpenSSL project should *not* accept money from <other country> citizens because they are citizens of <other country>. Fairly quickly, the project can't accept money from anyone. I think the project has endured no funding for far too long. The OpenSSL project should accept all money and other considerations - like hardware donations - to meet its goals and objectives. The project's "no strings attached" policy is sufficient as long as its applied equally to all donors. If the "no strings attached" policy is not applied equally, then its not sufficient. The project should continue with its current policy and practices. This ensures the project is as well funded as can be expected. Anything else will lead to endless debate and loss of funding. Loss of funding detracts from the projects goals and objectives. (And I'm not talking from an arm chair. I've made private donations to the project and some of the developers in the past with no strings attached. I did not care what the project did with the hardware or money, and I still don't care). Jeff ______________________________________________________________________ OpenSSL Project http://www.openssl.org User Support Mailing List openssl-users@openssl.org Automated List Manager majord...@openssl.org
