It is a WMF legal issue, in addition to being a social issue. No "claim" is being made that its a legal issue, it's just a fact.
On Sun, Jun 7, 2009 at 2:43 AM, John at Darkstar <vac...@jeb.no> wrote: > Discussing something as a general social concern is one thing, claiming > that it is a wmf legal issue is something different. > John > > Michael Snow skrev: > > John at Darkstar wrote: > >> Are the developers lawyers? A developer claiming something has an > >> unwanted privacy issue is very different from making claims about > >> something being a legal issue on the behalf of Foundation. Simply don't > >> do it. > >> > > Privacy is not simply a legal issue, it's a general social concern. Our > > privacy policy should not be treated as merely a legal document, it's an > > effort to express part of our social compact. Unless it's a matter of > > interpreting legal regulations somewhere else, I consider the developers > > equally competent to address privacy issues. If Brion or Tim or Domas > > identify an issue, they don't need to run to Mike every time to check > > that it really is something that should be addressed. > > > > --Michael Snow > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > foundation-l mailing list > > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
