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by Janteh 5653 days ago
This Contest is open to software developers who are 18 years of age or older at the time of entry and who are legal residents of the United States.

Why only the US, really?
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diego 5653 days ago
Because our lawyers say so, I believe it's boilerplate for these contests. I'd be super happy to open it to everyone in the known universe but I don't know the legal implications. Happy to hear your thoughts.
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sandGorgon 5652 days ago
I think that is to prevent money laundering.

How about a special mention for non-US contestants.

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memetichazard 5652 days ago
I know that Quebec, for one, is horrible for contests/competitions. Something to do with having to give the province 10% of the value of the contest prizes.
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