On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 12:37 PM, Andrew Garrett agarrett@wikimedia.orgwrote:
If replicating entire tables to the toolserver isn't working from a legal perspective, then maybe we should try something else. There are plenty of other problems with this approach, too.
I must confess my understanding of replication is crude, but it seems like a lot of problems might be solved if WMF could establish some form of intermediate replication server that took existing databases, stripped out the private bits, and then offered the remainder for public replication. I'd imagine it could be useful not just for the toolserver, but also to academics, and others.
-Robert Rohde