From: | Magnus Hagander <magnus(at)hagander(dot)net> |
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To: | Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> |
Cc: | Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org>, PostgreSQL www <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org> |
Subject: | Re: Archives policy |
Date: | 2009-04-16 14:46:09 |
Message-ID: | 50A2A5D1-E994-4C31-9C69-BDD068CA5E30@hagander.net |
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On 16 apr 2009, at 16.33, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
> Dave Page <dpage(at)pgadmin(dot)org> writes:
>> On Thu, Apr 16, 2009 at 3:01 PM, Tom Lane <tgl(at)sss(dot)pgh(dot)pa(dot)us> wrote:
>>> I would be happy with a policy that says
>>> "The archives are graven on stone tablets. Don't bother asking."
>>> but if we are willing to editorialize in extreme cases then maybe
>>> the second part needs to be modified.
>
>> I don't think we can refuse if there is anything illegal, defamatory,
>> extremist, pornographic etc.
>
> Why not? As you point out, there are many copies of our archives,
> so it'd be pretty useless to edit one. Also, illegal according to
> whose law, or pornographic in whose eyes? I think saying we'll do
> that is just inviting tin-hat censorship attempts.
Illegal in the united states ATM because that's where the server is.
We have no choice there.
As for pornographic, extremist or whatever - that's already covered by
illegal in the cases where we should care.
It's still pointless due to mirrors etc, but ifnit illegal we have no
choice.
/Magnus
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