Reply To: Suspension of international sales of Voxengo software

[peter]

I agree with you @pragi It’s a tough situation. I’m not inviting a political discussion, but I will make a statement as you have brought the topic up. I find Putin and his unprovoked attack on a sovereign nation immoral and there is an imperative for countries and businesses to take actions in response to Putin’s actions in an effort to attempt to deter further hostile actions against Ukraine. Economic sanctions have proven to be an important tool in dealing with hostile nations. The sad reality of that is that in nations like Russia, where the leader is a dictator, the people and small businesses have no voice in government positions, so they suffer. Not like the people of Ukraine suffer, of course, but they still suffer due to the actions of their government.

There are a number of Russian plugin and sample developers. I know I’ve bought some libraries from Splash Sounds out of Russia years ago, and found the developer to be a nice person. I’m sorry to see their businesses penalized for the acts of Putin they have no control or influence in. My hope is that the war ends very soon and our friends in Ukraine can live in peace and not constantly worry for their lives; and our friends in Russia can return to life as normal too — hopefully without having to live under a dictatorship.

[I’m a former director from a leading political, country and terrorism risk consultant responsible for white papers, case studies, briefs and various types of intellectual capital on the topic. It opened my eyes to these issues. If anyone looks at my LinkedIn and sees an author in that space endorsing me, that’s how that came to be.]

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