Re: NATHAN and the FAQ Dilemna

[Rubywand <rubywand@swbell.net>]

Nathan Mates writes ...
> 
> In article <343672A0.2944@swbell.net>, Rubywand  <rubywand@swbell.net> wrote:
> >     While, no doubt, springing from pure motivations, this "feeling" about
> >disposition of copyrighted csa2 property
> 
>    Bullshit. It's not group property. It's mine.

     You have put a lot of work into organizing, building, and maintaining our 
FAQ's. That you have a certain proprietary interest is not at issue.

     The FAQ's were entrusted to you when you volunteered to become the Keeper. 
Thanks largely to your efforts, the csa2 FAQ's are a source of pride. They are 
not, however, your personal property.


> And that's where all
> of the rest of your bogus arguments wil fail.
>

     One need not prove that the csa2 FAQ Keeper is supposed to facilitate 
free, open access to the csa2 FAQ's. The observation that members will not 
tolerate using csa2's single most important information resource as a weapon 
against Apple II users is, simply, a statement of fact.

 
> > and violations of Federal anti-descrimination statutes
> 
>    What? "No shoes, no shirt, no service" is allowed. Then so is
> "No brain, no clue, no FAQ."
>

     Cute; but, unworthy of someone who has done much to help so-called "no 
brain, no clue" users.

     As you must know, the copyright question will, in the end, be moot. 
Extracting facts from the current FAQ's is easy. Entirely rewriting the FAQ's 
and producing a high-quality product will not be difficult.

     All in all, your decision to restrict access to the FAQ's has produced 
a ridiculous situation. For any user, let alone thousands, to be denied access 
is silly. A project to rewrite a perfectly good FAQ base seems kind of silly, 
too; but, evidently, it will happen.

     Access to csa2 FAQ's must be free, unrestricted, and open, without
exception, to all Apple II users. Perhaps, it is not too late for the current 
FAQ Keeper to set things straight. 


Rubywand