On Fri, 5 Oct 2001, Jason Gunthorpe wrote: > His mistake was in assuming people would not mind. Now that it has been > pointed out that people do he should change his plans. If he does not, > then he would be engaging in deliberate net-abuse.
The thing is, this is the second time people have told him to stop. the first time, he made it opt-out, and pre-seeded the database with some packages(based on maintainers who were upset). However, it was still opt-out, and still sending mails. How many times do you get to break the rule, before the law gets laid down? > If I hear reports of that, then I will have a discussion with him, and > likely require that he cease sending all mails until the techincal issues > are worked out. In this case, if he refuses he will face suspension. You should already be having a 'discussion' with him. > [1] I had the DMUP written after an incident that resulted in the > expulsion of a developer. I hoped it would remind new and existing > developers that our machines are not their personal playground. > At it's inception, and even now, I feel it's only use is for suspension > and expulsion. Maybe the DMUP is not precise enough?
