Re: A Fair Deal

[bjblackbear@ibm.net (B.J. Major)]

<lvirden@cas.org> wrote:

> :curious that you, as a FAQ maintainer yourself, say nothing about Nathan's
> :violations of posting the FAQ on a regular basis to both this group and
> :news.answers.
> 
> I have no idea what this last bit means.  Are you meaning what do I think
> of Nathan ceasing to post the FAQ?  Again, it's my personal opinion that
> a FAQ maintainer owns what s/he writes.  Thus the person has the privilege
> to do with it what they want.  There are no laws requiring an author
> to print something they have written.  

In this case, writing/assembling a FAQ to keep to yourself is rather
pointless, is it not?  I mean, I don't know of any people who write and
maintain FAQs for simply their own pleasure or benefit.  They ARE meant
to be shared with others, right?  And in the case of posting to usenet,
they are certainly meant to be shared with anyone who cares to read them
to find out the answers to frequently asked questions.  That's the point
of having FAQs.  I see quite a difference between someone who writes a
book and chooses not to publish, and someone who writes a FAQ. 

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