[WikiEN-l] Former Wikimedia employee was a felon.

[John Lee]

On Dec 17, 2007 11:17 AM, Nathan Awrich <nawrich at gmail.com> wrote:
> Dalton, perhaps you could consider leaving off the direct bickering
> with the general counsel about legal issues (or present your
> credentials and... a cogent argument)? My experience has been that
> confidentiality agreements are not unusual for senior officers
> resigning under a cloud but not one that forces legal disclosure.
> Additionally, even in the absence of a confidentiality agreement there
> are limits to what employers can disclosure about former employees and
> the circumstances of termination. (IANAL, however).
>
> I think the WMF folks have been very forthcoming, within limits
> outside of their control at the moment, and there is no purpose to
> badgering them for further information (or implying elements of a
> conspiracy to keep information from you). It is more productive to
> suggest what tools and structures ought to be in place going forward,
> perhaps you can focus your intellect on that.

I haven't even seen any evidence that there was a confidentiality
agreement in the first place.

Johnleemk