Re: [ossig] can the ossig community help to do something +ve ?

[Kenneth Wong <ken@xxxxxxxxx>]

On Thursday 27 May 2004 13:40, Dinesh Nair wrote:
> in a roundabout and cruel way, perhaps being blacklisted may mean a
> boost for our domestic industry. without access to technology from
> other countries (which i'm assuming a blacklist would mean), we'd be
> forced to create our own technology. necessity is the mother of all
> invention. :)

Sadly, no. Blacklisted typically means trade sanctions and removal of 
most favored trading partner status or some such, not embargo. Msian 
exports may face highers taxes, higher quotas, etc. It will hurt the 
Msian export business. It won't hurt the import business.

Only in the rarest of cases is an embargo slapped and that's usually 
reserved for terrorist/rogue nations. 

Personal opinion of course, not reflective of employer, etc, etc. 
Standard disclaimers and all. 

-- 
Kenneth Wong
IOSN Programme Consultant, UNDP-APDIP, Malaysia
DID: +603 2091 5169 Fax: +603 2093 9740
International Open Source Network: http://www.iosn.net
UNDP Asia Pacific Development Information Programme: 
http://www.apdip.net


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