[Foundation-l] Confidentiality agreement with FSF

[Dan Rosenthal]

My point is that it's an inappropriate response, especially when  
talking about good manners.

-Dan
On Apr 15, 2008, at 2:37 PM, Gerard Meijssen wrote:

> 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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