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> No bounty if you're in Iran, North Korea, or some other problem countries. I’m a Tarsnap user from Iran. I’m not interested in these bounties anyways, but th
by mostafah 11y ago
> No bounty if you're in Iran, North Korea, or some other problem countries.
I’m a Tarsnap user from Iran. I’m not interested in these bounties anyways, but the phrase “problem countries” feels a little strange to me.
- elahd 11y agoHe's probably referring to the problem of sending money to those countries from Canada, where he lives.
- crazypyro 11y agoI think you are reading into it too much. Those countries are "problem countries" because citizens of many countries cannot legally transfer funds due to sanctions... It has nothing to do with a value judgement on the countries or the culture by the author of this post.
- noir_lord 11y agoNot that long since a sitting US President referred to Iran (and others) as the "Axis of Evil", I think some sensitivity is to be expected.
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- brohee 11y agoCan't transfert money to some countries from banks that also do business in the US...
- cperciva 11y agoAs elahd hypothesized, this is the trade-sanctions thing -- if someone from Iran would win and there's some way I can legally pay out the bounty, I'll do it, but I don't want to be in the position of owing someone a bounty but having geopolitics prevent me from paying it. The reference to "other problem countries" is simply because I can't keep track of which countries are on the list right now... I'm pretty sure Iraq, Syria, and Libya have all gone onto Canada's list at some point recently but some or all of them may be back off the list. Sorry if it seemed a bit pithy; given how often I see no-sanctioned-countries clauses online I figured that residents of said countries would know if they were likely to be affected.
- gpvos 11y agoI'm not from any of those countries, but the wording struck me as really unfortunate. People from those countries could likely take it as a slight upon themselves. I think it is fair that people, who are not causing these "problems" themselves, identify themselves with their country because of its history and culture, even though they possibly do not agree with their government's policies. They already have to suffer enough because of the policy of many Western countries towards their country.
- cperciva 11y agothe wording struck me as really unfortunate You're right. In hindsight I should have been clearer about the issue I was trying to address there. I am clearer in the bug bounty page on the tarsnap website, but my blog is written in less formal language, and I allowed myself to slip from informal into imprecise.
- Ellipsis753 11y agoI found the wording a bit strange too. Perhaps mention why and that you can choose a charity to donate it to even if you were from those countries? Anyway. Hope someone wins. A write-up would make interesting reading.
- lawnchair_larry 11y agoJust change the wording. They aren't problem countries. Our governments don't get along, is all. It's not the exclusion he has a problem with. If you visit Iran, or meet any Iranians, you'll quickly realize the land and the people are not problems at all. They actually tend to go out of their way to be inclusive, because they know how brainwashed we are into thinking they are a "problem country", and they are eager to correct that.