Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: Mangling attributions. | From | Måns Rullgård <> | Date | Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:24:21 +0100 |
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Russell King <rmk+lkml@arm.linux.org.uk> writes:
> On Wed, Nov 10, 2004 at 01:40:34PM +0100, Måns Rullgård wrote: >> Well, let people agree to their email address being published if they >> wish. I personally don't mind it at all. > > That's extra overhead for scripts and such like which I'm unable to > ensure is safely implemented. Sorry. > > Look, I _am_ taking the easy way out of this by completely avoiding > the issue by eliminating or munging email addresses such that they > can't be read as such. The alternative is that patches go into the > BK tree as "rmk@flint.arm.linux.org.uk" - but people don't like that > either. So the munging is a compromise to keep people happy. > > If people find that unacceptable, here's what those people can do: > > If someone wants me to change this, go find a UK solicitor who is an > expert in this area and who is willing to provide his services in this > area for free (hey, we're talking about my _personal_ activities here > after all which are _completely_ unfunded) to answer questions in this > area. Alternatively, the people with a problem can fund such a solicitor. > > Anything short of that are just random opinions and carry no weight > what so ever, and I will not change my activities in a way which I > personally believe will infringe UK law.
The other easy solution is to post a prominent notice somewhere stating that by submitting a patch, you agree to the publishing of the email address used when submitting said patch. Such schemes are often used in Sweden to avoid these issues.
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