[Foundation-l] Confidentiality agreement with FSF

[Gerard Meijssen]

Hoi,
What is your point ?
Thanks,
     GerardM

On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 8:32 PM, Dan Rosenthal <swatjester at gmail.com> wrote:

> Because saying "don't be dense" is exemplary of "good manners", right?
>
> -Dan
> On Apr 15, 2008, at 2:18 PM, Gerard Meijssen wrote:
>
> > Hoi,
> > It is the Wikimedia Foundation that is the beneficiary of this whole
> > process. Don't be dense. It is good manners that make a delicate
> > negotiation
> > complete successful. This means that at some stage the situation is
> > as it is
> > and it is best to choose between "evils".
> >
> > As the creation of new projects is the final step in the process
> > that is
> > governed by the language committee, we have been urging for as quick a
> > resolution as possible. In the final analysis it is for the
> > organisation to
> > ensure that our processes are possible and implemented. I trust the
> > organisation to have our best interest at heart. It saddens me that
> > the
> > projects have not been created yet, but such is life.
> > Thanks,
> >     GerardM
> >
> > On Tue, Apr 15, 2008 at 8:04 PM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at gmail.com
> > >
> > wrote:
> >
> >>> If the WMF was in the business of pre-emptively publishing
> >>> information
> >> on
> >>> drafts of FSF licenses, I'm fairly sure they wouldn't get to see any
> >> more
> >>> drafts.
> >>
> >> If the FSF insists on confidentiality, then obviously the WMF has to
> >> agree if they want to be involved. The fact that the FSF hasn't
> >> required an NDA would suggest they don't insist on it, it's just a
> >> preference, in which case out preference for transparency should take
> >> precedence.
> >>
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