<p>So basically I'd be best for them not to disclose their country of origin? And even if they do, we non-RH people can still help them, correct?</p>
<p>Fab</p>
<p>Sent from my Nexus One</p>
<p>On 6 Jul 2010 15:28, "Tom "spot" Callaway" <<a href="mailto:tcallawa@redhat.com">tcallawa@redhat.com</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution">> On 07/05/2010 02:32 PM, Jonathan Dieter wrote:<br>>> What is/should be Fedora's policy when it comes to helping people on IRC<br>
>> who are from embargoed countries? I'm asking because a situation just<br>>> happened in #fedora where someone from Iran asked for help, and someone<br>>> from the UK refused to help. Obviously that's their prerogative, but if<br>
>> I'm going to help them, I want to know that I'm not flouting some Fedora<br>>> guideline.<br>> <br>> Red Hat does not impose any legal restrictions upon the behavior of<br>> non-Red Hat employees on public IRC. All advice delivered by non-Red Hat<br>
> employees on IRC should be considered "unofficial".<br>> <br>> Accordingly, the Fedora Policy is as follows:<br>> <br>> * The Fedora IRC channels (on Freenode) is not an official support<br>> channel of Red Hat. Any advice you read in those channels is provided by<br>
> individual community members. You should use it at your OWN RISK. This<br>> advice is owned by each individual, and does NOT represent the views of<br>> Freenode, Fedora or Red Hat.<br>> <br>> * Participants on Fedora IRC should not feel obligated to make any<br>
> attempt to determine the nationality of participants.<br>> <br>> * Red Hat employees must not offer advice or assistance to individuals<br>> on IRC who explicitly identify themselves as being from an embargoed<br>
> nation, or otherwise under US embargo. They can contact Red Hat Legal<br>> for more information.<br>> <br>> * All non Red Hat employees who are participants on IRC are acting<br>> independently, and are in no way acting as agents of Red Hat.<br>
> <br>> ****<br>> My note: The use of the term "unofficial" is completely unconnected to<br>> the reliability or accuracy of any advice delivered. It merely means<br>> that from a legal standpoint, these individuals providing advice are not<br>
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