New project, "Code to Code"

Madison Kelly linux-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org
Tue Dec 16 21:48:01 UTC 2008


Phillip Mills wrote:
> ----- Message from linux-5ZoueyuiTZhBDgjK7y7TUQ at public.gmane.org ---------
> 
>> Philip probably was thinking it was an employee instead of a guest.
> 
> Well, not really.  I was thinking more "tragedy of the commons": 
> anything that's established as a shared resource without user 
> accountability will be appropriated/corrupted/damaged by jerks.  (See: 
> SPAM)

It's a trade-off though... You are certainly right, but how can you stop 
the idjits without restricting people who have legitimate interests 
while preserving their right to privacy?

Personally, I think we have to put up with the "commons"... It's worth 
the benefit.

Madi
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