On Mon, Sep 24, 2007 at 01:17:44PM -0500, Steve Greenland wrote: > On 24-Sep-07, 04:30 (CDT), Andre Majorel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 2007-09-24 18:21 +1000, Ben Finney wrote: > > > Andre Majorel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > > > > > > > On 2007-09-23 17:22 -0700, Don Armstrong wrote: > > > > > The package should include in the copyright file the correct email > > > > > address for whatever contact information the upstream author(s) > > > > > use to receive queries from users and other people. > > > > > > > > This email address will be used by humans. Why does it have to be > > > > machine readable ? > > > > > > So that the information can be presented *to* humans *by* machines. > > > > How do you determine that being able to do that is more important > > than concerns over disseminating other people's email addresses > > without their permission ? > > These would be the same people who are distributing the code, > right? And who put their preferred public e-mail address in the > associated documentation? If you don't want a particular e-mail address > distributed, then don't distribute it.
Much as I agree that it would be better if such authors would write these addresses properly, surely it is a simple matter of respect ? Sure, you *can* rewrite it, but why would you *want* to ? Regards, Paddy -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]
