Re: Lisp In Summer Projects

2013-06-08 Thread Catonano
There are news on this front. Some friends of mine managed to get the issue clarified and now italian residents are allowed to partecipate. 2013/5/10 Plínio Balduino > Or sticks, t-shirts, whatever. > I would do it just for fun. > > On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 2:18 AM, Terje Norderhaug > wrote: >

Re: Lisp In Summer Projects

2013-05-10 Thread Plínio Balduino
Or sticks, t-shirts, whatever. I would do it just for fun. On Fri, May 10, 2013 at 2:18 AM, Terje Norderhaug wrote: > I suggest allowing participants from the listed countries, but give an > eventual prize to a charity of choice to avoid a cash payment. > > > On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 12:59 PM, u120

Re: Lisp In Summer Projects

2013-05-09 Thread Terje Norderhaug
I suggest allowing participants from the listed countries, but give an eventual prize to a charity of choice to avoid a cash payment. On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 12:59 PM, u1204 wrote: > I believe that cash payments are forbidden by law in the listed > countries. The contest will make cash payments.

Re: Lisp In Summer Projects

2013-05-09 Thread Softaddicts
Quebec is a province within Canada and has little jurisdiction outside of its geographic borders. It's not a country... A good example are internet poker game sites and similar activities on the net. The Quebec agency which regulates all lotteries and similar activities cannot do anything about

Re: Lisp In Summer Projects

2013-05-09 Thread u1204
I believe that cash payments are forbidden by law in the listed countries. The contest will make cash payments. I know that Lisp In Summer Projects has no problem with people from Italy, Brazil, or other listed countries. Tim Daly -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to th

Re: Lisp In Summer Projects

2013-05-09 Thread Konrad Scorciapino
Disappointing, isn't it? They've explained to me further: Basicly our small project is similar to Google's Code-In, which is where > the requirement originated. We don't have Google's cadre of lawyers and > cannot risk inviting trouble to our friends and colleagues at the ALU. They > coordinate th

Re: Lisp In Summer Projects

2013-05-09 Thread Nico Balestra
(replace "I know have" "I now have") *"It is better to have 100 functions operate on one data structure than to have 10 functions operate on 10 data structures" - A.J. Perlis* On 9 May 2013 17:13, Nico Balestra wrote: > ..after reading the FAQ I know have the answer why Italians are not > elig

Re: Lisp In Summer Projects

2013-05-09 Thread Nico Balestra
..after reading the FAQ I know have the answer why Italians are not eligible: *Q: Why do you hate Italians?* A: We're not sure why Italy is ineligible, contact us if you're an Italian lawyer willing to help us out. It might be because Italians have too man

Re: Lisp In Summer Projects

2013-05-09 Thread Plínio Balduino
'(sad) On Thu, May 9, 2013 at 11:58 AM, Nico Balestra wrote: > Contest is also not open to residents of Brazil, Italy, Quebec, and Saudi > Arabia > > I'm UK resident but born Italian and I find the above a bit distressing. > > > "It is better to have 100 functions operate on one data structure th

Re: Lisp In Summer Projects

2013-05-09 Thread Nico Balestra
Contest is also not open to residents of Brazil, Italy, Quebec, and Saudi Arabia I'm UK resident but born Italian and I find the above a bit distressing. *"It is better to have 100 functions operate on one data structure than to have 10 functions operate on 10 data structures" - A.J. Perlis* O