Re: NATHAN and the FAQ Dilemna

[swhite@medicine.bsd.uchicago.edu (Steve White)]

In article <61k1dh$m7v$1@goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au>,
pfg@yallara.cs.rmit.EDU.AU (Paul Francis Gilbert) wrote:

> The only minor point in which I feel Nathan is missing the point: Whilst he
> has the right to copyright his FAQ, what he does not have the right to do
> is call it THE comp.sys.apple2 FAQ without a majority agreement of the
> newsgroup. I expect that with the renewed interest in FAQs/documents, a
> great many readers will be contributing to a new FAQ. When it's done, we
> the group can name it THE comp.sys.apple2 FAQ, which will be posted to the
> newsgroup and news.answers. Nathan can continue maintaining his FAQ if he
> so wishes, but he will not be able to claim that it is THE comp.sys.apple2
> FAQ [not the official one at least].



There is no "official" FAQ. There is no group consensus. In fact, there is
no "membership" here. People come and go all the time. There is no
mechanism to vote, and any vote taken would be meaningless in six months.
There is no "THE cmsa2 FAQ". There are whatever FAQs people wish to
maintain and post. These are copyright by the writers, and said writers
may attach whatever conditions they wish. Those who don't like it are free
to look elsewhere for information.





steve