The “8th” Programming Language

Re:The “8th” Programming Language by neuromancer85 on Wednesday October 07, 2015 @06:01AM (#10345080)

From the faq (http://8th-dev.com/faq.html):

q) Are there any restrictions on who can use 8th?

a) Yes. Due to Israeli export laws, residents of the following countries may neither use nor purchase 8th: Cuba, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Libya, North Korea, Palestinian Authority, Sudan, and Syria.

WTF! This is the very deal-breaker for me...

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Re:The “8th” Programming Language by tluyben2 on Wednesday October 07, 2015 @08:16AM (#10345506)

Either if these are dealbreakers for me but this crap is just weird. Is that more common; last week we had that German bigot with his scientific software and now this...

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Re:The “8th” Programming Language by wodenokoto on Wednesday October 07, 2015 @10:31AM (#10346219)

I think there's a big difference between being restricted by national laws and deciding to personally exclude countries.

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Re:The “8th” Programming Language by tluyben2 on Wednesday October 07, 2015 @10:39AM (#10346260)

I agree, but it is still not very good. And in some countries you cannot really leave, Israel is not one of those so in some ways this is a personal choice of the author.

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