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"Q: Why can't citizens of Cuba, Iran, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Brazil, Italy, Quebec, and Saudi Arabia participate? A: Lisp In Summer Project

"Q: Why can't citizens of Cuba, Iran, Myanmar (Burma), North Korea, Sudan, Syria, Brazil, Italy, Quebec, and Saudi Arabia participate? A: Lisp In Summer Projects is similar to Google's Code-It, which is where the requirement originated. Lisp In Summer Projects does not have access to Google's cadre of lawyers and cannot invite legal risk to ourselves, our associates or our sponsors." -- what's up with Brazil, Italy and Quebec that they're on this list, can anyone tell me?

why-el 13y ago
And Syria, and Sudan, and Saudi Arabia? As far as I can tell these countries are in good relation with the US, some even great allies.
- halter73 13y ago
  Syria certainly does not have good relations with the US. Currently the White House is considering providing more, potentially lethal aid to Syrian rebels. The White House Press Secretary has stated it is "highly likely" that the Assad regime has used sarin nerve gas. US relations with Sudan is not much better due to the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. [1] http://bigstory.ap.org/article/white-house-assad-likely-behind-chemical-arms-use http://bigstory.ap.org/article/white-house-assad-likely-behi... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_response_to_the_War_in_Darfur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_response_to_the_W...
kbrowne 13y ago
Quebec has restrictive laws governing contests in which prizes are awarded.
moron4hire 13y ago
so basically admitting to cargo cultism
edran 13y ago
This is the second time I see Italian people banned from a coding contest - the first being Google Code-in, but they had problems with paying under-age students [0]. Here instead you are allowed only if >18 years old, so I assume the problem lies in our monolithic and bloated taxes regulations. Sigh. [0] http://goo.gl/vnzL3 http://goo.gl/vnzL3
- aidenn0 13y ago
  From the site FAQ, they just took the list from code-in without having a lawyer vet it.
gcr 13y ago
Does this have to do with ITAR restrictions?

why-el 13y ago

And Syria, and Sudan, and Saudi Arabia? As far as I can tell these countries are in good relation with the US, some even great allies.

halter73 13y ago
Syria certainly does not have good relations with the US. Currently the White House is considering providing more, potentially lethal aid to Syrian rebels. The White House Press Secretary has stated it is "highly likely" that the Assad regime has used sarin nerve gas. US relations with Sudan is not much better due to the humanitarian crisis in Darfur. [1] http://bigstory.ap.org/article/white-house-assad-likely-behind-chemical-arms-use http://bigstory.ap.org/article/white-house-assad-likely-behi... [2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_response_to_the_War_in_Darfur http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_response_to_the_W...

kbrowne 13y ago

Quebec has restrictive laws governing contests in which prizes are awarded.

moron4hire 13y ago

so basically admitting to cargo cultism

edran 13y ago

This is the second time I see Italian people banned from a coding contest - the first being Google Code-in, but they had problems with paying under-age students [0]. Here instead you are allowed only if >18 years old, so I assume the problem lies in our monolithic and bloated taxes regulations. Sigh. [0] http://goo.gl/vnzL3 http://goo.gl/vnzL3

aidenn0 13y ago
From the site FAQ, they just took the list from code-in without having a lawyer vet it.

gcr 13y ago

Does this have to do with ITAR restrictions?