Chris Jenkinson wrote:
David Gerard wrote:
You mean, anyone who doesn't sign a legal document promising to pay a notable penalty if the Foundation decides they've broken the privacy policy should not be allowed access to the data? That sounds like a great idea. We'll have an all-paid sysadmin team before you know it, because every volunteer will get up and *leave*. Did that bit occur to you?
Of course it did. The consequences of it don't matter. What matters is that we treat personal information with the respect it deserves.
And we do. Your idea so far appears to have not much visible upside and tremendous visible downside.
I imagine there are alternative possibilities to the one you suggested.
Yes, like not doing something so jawdroppingly stupid.
You may think I am wrong on this (it's happened). If so, you may care to run this excellent idea of yours past wikitech-l, where the devs hang out. "You all need to sign a document saying you will be penalised if the Foundation considers you have broken confidentiality. What say you?" I look forward to seeing their responses.
- d.