[IP] DARPA Grant for OpenBSD.org and U of Penn canceled maybe becauseof anti-war statements?

[Dave Farber <dave@farber.net>]

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From: Dewayne Hendricks <dewayne@warpspeed.com>


[Note:  This item comes from reader Robert Berger.  DLH]

At 21:15 -0700 4/17/03, Robert J. Berger wrote:
>From: "Robert J. Berger" <rberger@ibd.com>

>
>This from Theo de Raadt of OpenBSD.org. Does anyone know if this grant
><http://www.seas.upenn.edu/whatsnew/computer-security.html> cancelation
>could be research censorship due to anti-war statements or some unrelated
>random event?
>
><http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=openbsd-misc&m=105061580500738&w=2>
>FYI,
>
>It has come to my attention that DARPA has cancelled the POSSE program
>with UPENN, (sub OpenBSD & a bit for OpenSSL) for undisclosed reasons,
>effective today, without any warning.
>
>My suspicion is this happened because I made anti-war statements in a
>Canadian newspaper article in the Globe & Mail, but I am not an
>American citizen so I cannot claim to have free speech there (even
>made "quote of the day").
>
>In a phone call a few days ago it was expressed to me that there were
>people inside DARPA and UPENN who were very uncomfortable with the
>article, but I was not told specifically what upset them.
>
>We have 60 developers flying in from around the world (they bought
>their own tickets, non-refundable) for a Hackathon May 8 - 20, where
>we do a major part of our development; since DARPA is now forcing
>UPENN to cancel those Hotel accomodations, I would be very grateful if
>anyone can find a way to help us.  I'm going to need to pay for it
>myself, since these people are going to come.
>
>Thanks.

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