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just curious, why asian people not eligible?

qalmakka 1y ago
It's not that simple to do a bounty program, my uninformed guess is that they are almost definitely targeting a number of jurisdictions whose laws are familiar with and/or they have some kind of representive in
- jaas 1y ago
  This is the correct answer (we run this bounty). Contests can be legally complex, there are only so many place we feel comfortable running it from a legal POV.
  - irf1 1y ago
    you can use Algora.io (it’s open source) to cover 120+ countries for the bounty payout - it would be a fantastic showcase on our website (founder here) we can create a page for you like we did for the $25k Rust Prettier Bounty https://prettier.algora.io https://prettier.algora.io lmk if interested ioannis@algora.io good luck!
rationably 1y ago
It says nothing about "asian people". Verbatim quote, in full: > The contest is open to individuals or teams of individuals who are legal residents or citizens of the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Canada, New Zealand, or Australia.
- washadjeffmad 1y ago
  Nationality, not ethnicity. Turks are Asian. Russians are Asian. Indians are Asian. Etc. They were probably just wondering why it's limited to Five Eyes + EU.
  - bArray 1y ago
    It'll likely be to do with financial responsibility due to where the funding comes from. They have an obligation to check that they are not sending funds to a terrorist group to solve code bounties, etc.
    - karn97 1y ago
      Then it should def be banned in america as the biggest terrorist nation on the planet
- greggsy 1y ago
  Interestingly if you follow through to the full T&C's [1], they add exclusions: > ...not located in the following jurisdictions: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, and the following areas of Ukraine: Donetsk, Luhansk, and Crimea. Showing that the only explicit exclusions are aimed at the usual gang of comprehensively sanctioned states. [1] https://www.memorysafety.org/rav1d-bounty-official-rules/ https://www.memorysafety.org/rav1d-bounty-official-rules/ Still doesn't explain why the rest of the world isn't in the inclusions list. Maybe they don't want to deal with a language barrier by sticking to the Anglosphere... plus EU?
  - bpicolo 1y ago
    Maybe because the laws for giving away money are complicated? There’s tax and reporting burden
cess11 1y ago
Probably legal and possibly political reasons that comes with the source of money.
GolDDranks 1y ago
As a resident of Japan, I thought the exact same thing. (I'm also a citizen of an EU country, which would permit me to participate, but most of my colleagues couldn't.)
zinekeller 1y ago
Actually, I'm more shocked that somehow Québec residents are eligible. Knowing how contest rules work, Québec is usually excluded because of its onerous rules. For one, the rules are not (also) written in French - which is a requirement for contests.
- hluska 1y ago
  Those laws were repealed in late 2023.
  - zinekeller 1y ago
    Huh, thanks and noted. For those who are interested: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/quebec-scraps-its-unique-regulatory-system-for-promotional-contests/381227 https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/quebec-scraps...

It's not that simple to do a bounty program, my uninformed guess is that they are almost definitely targeting a number of jurisdictions whose laws are familiar with and/or they have some kind of representive in

jaas 1y ago
This is the correct answer (we run this bounty). Contests can be legally complex, there are only so many place we feel comfortable running it from a legal POV.
- irf1 1y ago
  you can use Algora.io (it’s open source) to cover 120+ countries for the bounty payout - it would be a fantastic showcase on our website (founder here) we can create a page for you like we did for the $25k Rust Prettier Bounty https://prettier.algora.io https://prettier.algora.io lmk if interested ioannis@algora.io good luck!

rationably 1y ago

It says nothing about "asian people". Verbatim quote, in full: > The contest is open to individuals or teams of individuals who are legal residents or citizens of the United States, United Kingdom, European Union, Canada, New Zealand, or Australia.

washadjeffmad 1y ago
Nationality, not ethnicity. Turks are Asian. Russians are Asian. Indians are Asian. Etc. They were probably just wondering why it's limited to Five Eyes + EU.
- bArray 1y ago
  It'll likely be to do with financial responsibility due to where the funding comes from. They have an obligation to check that they are not sending funds to a terrorist group to solve code bounties, etc.
  - karn97 1y ago
    Then it should def be banned in america as the biggest terrorist nation on the planet
greggsy 1y ago
Interestingly if you follow through to the full T&C's [1], they add exclusions: > ...not located in the following jurisdictions: Cuba, Iran, North Korea, Russia, Syria, and the following areas of Ukraine: Donetsk, Luhansk, and Crimea. Showing that the only explicit exclusions are aimed at the usual gang of comprehensively sanctioned states. [1] https://www.memorysafety.org/rav1d-bounty-official-rules/ https://www.memorysafety.org/rav1d-bounty-official-rules/ Still doesn't explain why the rest of the world isn't in the inclusions list. Maybe they don't want to deal with a language barrier by sticking to the Anglosphere... plus EU?
- bpicolo 1y ago
  Maybe because the laws for giving away money are complicated? There’s tax and reporting burden

cess11 1y ago

Probably legal and possibly political reasons that comes with the source of money.

GolDDranks 1y ago

As a resident of Japan, I thought the exact same thing. (I'm also a citizen of an EU country, which would permit me to participate, but most of my colleagues couldn't.)

zinekeller 1y ago

Actually, I'm more shocked that somehow Québec residents are eligible. Knowing how contest rules work, Québec is usually excluded because of its onerous rules. For one, the rules are not (also) written in French - which is a requirement for contests.

hluska 1y ago
Those laws were repealed in late 2023.
- zinekeller 1y ago
  Huh, thanks and noted. For those who are interested: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/quebec-scraps-its-unique-regulatory-system-for-promotional-contests/381227 https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/news/general/quebec-scraps...