[Foundation-l] Commons Usurp issue

[geni]

2008/6/4 Andrew Whitworth <wknight8111 at gmail.com>:
> But we're using pseudonyms here. Whatever the pseudonym, the account
> still belongs to a single author, and we can trace one nickname as
> well as we can trace any other nickname.

The GFDL cares not.

> Keep in mind that we do allow users to be renamed already if they
> request it. This doesn't cause any GFDL-related issues, because the
> account--by whatever name--still has the same owner. Forcing a rename
> is exactly the same as far as the GFDL is concerned, except somebody
> besides the owner requests the rename.

Nope. When someone requests a rename they are effectively re-releasing
all their edits under a second name. They are free to do this (they
just can't stop people crediting those edits under the old name).


> If we do not allow forced renames because of the GFDL requirement of
> author section invariance, then we should likewise not allow any other
> rename actions either.
>
> --Andrew Whitworth


No because they are not equiv.



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geni