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SourceForge Removes “Blanket” Block

Posted on February 8, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

After just a few weeks, SourceForge has backed off its policy of imposing a blanket ban on all users trying to access the site from countries on the U.S. “banned” list. Instead, it announced on Sunday that it’s putting the … Continue reading →

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Legal silliness: Blocking banned countries

Posted on January 26, 2010 by Joe Brockmeier

Some days it seems nothing is simple, even providing open access to open source software. There’s a bit of a kerfuffle brewing over SourceForge blocking “banned locations” from downloading software. The long and short of it seems to be that … Continue reading →

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