There's also a world of difference between worldwide distribution and distribution to a self-selected subgroup. Niclas has no clue what he's talking about when liability considerations are factored in, and as this is not a list where legal council for the ASF makes itself available I suggest his words be considered with a big fat IMHO around them.
----- Original Message ---- > From: William A. Rowe Jr. <wr...@rowe-clan.net> > To: general@incubator.apache.org > Sent: Tue, December 8, 2009 12:29:42 AM > Subject: Re: How documentation != code, and how to "do" policy (was: Re: > Publishing api docs for Subversion) > > Niclas Hedhman wrote: > > > > So, any policy in the area is not really bound in the legal space, and > > more in the 'representation of ASF'-space. > > No, there is a legal distinction between work-product (the intermediate > steps) and a publication. Posts like this might attempt to muddy the > distinction, so it's our job to communicate to the general public which > bucket is which, and where they can find them. > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: general-unsubscr...@incubator.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: general-h...@incubator.apache.org