If content is noticed and there is concern that there may be legal
ramifications, it seems reasonable that the content would be immediately
modified before review, which is what was done.
So if I seem something that is wrong, should I fix it, or should I ask
the person that made the initial error to fix it? Are there specific
guidelines for this? Off hand, your comments lead me to believe that I
should not modify existing content, I should always have the initial
committer do it. Note that I have stuck pretty close to this so far --
so now you know one reason that I have not modified any of our existing
documentation; our process does not allow for modifications reviewable
by the initial creator.
I don't have a good handle on which country hosts the Apache servers,
but I have mostly dealt with servers in the USA. I can barely comment on
the laws in the USA (where I live), much less those outside the USA. I
do know that in the USA, some content may not be referenced (such as a
link to download pirated software) that is perfectly fine to reference
on a server in another country. If this is done, however, there is
precedent to hold the site owner liable for content posted by another.
I have no idea what the ramifications are for claiming trademark when
you don't have it, but based on what I know about Rob, I have an
expectation that he is far more in tune with this than I (even if he
does not live in the USA).
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Andrew Pitonyak
My Macro Document: http://www.pitonyak.org/AndrewMacro.odt
Info: http://www.pitonyak.org/oo.php
