Re: [OT] Re: A freak (but not so freak) idea: User space apt-get install
On Wed, Mar 10, 2004 at 10:26:51PM -0600, Gunnar Wolf wrote:
> Pascal Hakim dijo [Thu, Mar 11, 2004 at 02:39:39PM +1100]:
> > > > This email is licensed to the recipient for non-commercial
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> > > This email is non-DFSG. We need to remove it from the list archives.
> >
> > That's brings up a good point. While Adam is probably joking
> > here, there are a lot of people who want things in the archives either
> > deleted or modified. Yes there are other archives, but they are not
> > our responsability, while stuff on lists.debian.org is.
> >
> > How do we deal with stuff that's been forwarded to a list by a
> > virus? How do we deal with a message that was sent by error? How do we
> > deal with a message that was forwarded by a third party without
> > authorization from the author? How do we deal with mistakes?
> >
> > We don't seem to have a clear policy on this at the
> > moment. What should we do?
>
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> ...You will probably find more documents if you really want to ;-)
Neither of those two documents say that we will keep all postings on
the archives, or that we will remove them, they just say that we will
if we want to.
And in the case of a third party forwarding a message without
permission, this bit doesn't even apply:
> By sending an email to such a public forum, you agree to public
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And what happens if I find your home address, and telephone number or
other address you don't want published, and I stick it on a debian
list? Should it stay there?
Pasc
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