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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