Robin McCain, 10/07/2011 07:43: > If I might interject, it seems that the sole purpose of the snail mail > described is to link a physical person to a login name in such a way > that there is some accountability for one's actions that is acceptable > to the organization. Is it really necessary to copy an identity > document? Could a document with a notary seal accomplish much the same > purpose without the need for a copy (and thus avoid possible legal > issues arising from making such a copy)? > > We had similar identity concerns when CAcert<http://www.cacert.org/> > became intercontinental - originally one had to go through a somewhat > complicated process with two notarys, etc. to gain certain trust levels, > but as the project grew and the founders began to travel all over the > world it became possible to meet in person with an "Assurer" and present > one's identity documents (which were NOT copied) and thus gain points > towards becoming a trusted person to the certification authority (ie. > able to generate server keys chained to the CAcert organization's root > keys, etc.).
In our case it would be enough to take part in a wikimeetup (let's do more of them!). :-D Or to join a chapter (why haven't you yet?!). (Just kidding.) Nemo _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list foundation-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
