Women in Technology

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• Great Linux Desktop Migration Contest Us Only!
  2004-07-21 02:57:38  grabbing [View]
  
  
  Then maybe it's better you don't. Obviously, you're p*ssing a lot of people of for the benefit of US only. Do you want an international business or not?
  
  Think of the message you're sending to all non-US residents. It comes out as self-centered and elitist.
• Great Linux Desktop Migration Contest Us Only!
  2004-07-21 20:51:54  scottellsworth [View]
  
  
  The message is pretty clear - if the rules of running a contest in multiple countries make it financially unreasonable, then contests will not reach outside their home countries. If you do not like this state of affairs, then contact your legislators and make it clear to them that you want the process to be easier. Tim does not make the laws where you live - your local government does.
  
  I have made my views clear - I am strongly opposed to trade barriers, as I believe that they end up making a country weaker, not stronger. Byzantine legal differences are just one form of trade barrier. Put another way, business practices differ strongly between countries, and there is little incentive to unify them. If we, as consumers, voters, and workers make it clear to our suppliers, legislators, and rulers that we want unification, then we will get it.
  
  Scott