On Thu, Feb 20, 2014 at 11:09 PM, David Goodger <good...@python.org> wrote: > On 20 February 2014 12:52, Noah Kantrowitz <n...@coderanger.net> wrote: >> Now that the PSF is an open-membership organization, is there any objection >> to making the PSF wiki open access as well? Seems a bit silly to say >> "members only" when anyone can be a member. > > Yes, I object. If you look at https://wiki.python.org/psf/FrontPage, > the purpose of the wiki is spelled out at the bottom: > > """ > The purpose of this wiki is as a private space for collaborative editing:
Just use Google Docs. It is also private and incurs less overhead on volunteers. > AFAIK, all of these are still useful. And even if not, these were the > rules in place when the existing pages were added, and opening them up > wholesale could expose details that shouldn't be made public. I can hardly name this type of organization open and have no interest in supporting it if that matters. > The PSF may have open membership now, but I expect that the majority > of new members will be Basic Members without voting rights. I suggest > that the purpose of the Private PSF Wiki be re-stated as accessible to > "voting members of the PSF". Some kind of ill democracy. Why a person from Belarus teaching the proud Americans these lessons? > If we want to have a normally-open wiki for the PSF, I recommend > making a new one, and selectively moving pages over from the old one. > I think you'll find there's plenty that ought not to be made open. FWIW I want it for the same reasons I want to get rid of pydotorg-www, And there is no privacy in this world - you know that. It is only a matter of time when this private matters will become available to public. _______________________________________________ pydotorg-www mailing list pydotorg-www@python.org https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/pydotorg-www
