On 9/15/05, Greg Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
For the record, I think the Freedom of Infomation Act (FOIA) is one of
the fundamental protections we enjoy in the U.S., and I wholeheartedly
endorse it. However, every time someone mentions a piece of software on
this list, it seems like someone is sure to ask (in seconds) whether it
is available through FOIA, and that always makes me cringe. FOIA is
meant to protect or civil rights. That's why it exists. But that's not
how it's being used or discussed on this list, is it? It's not an
entitlement, nor is it intended as a means to coerce others into
granting access to software they are developing. As a federal employee,
I resent that so many people seem to think they have (or shoul have) a
right to see every scrap of code I've ever written. Yes, I did choose
to work for the federal government, and yes I am glad that I did. I
want to think that the work I do makes a positive differencver in the
world, but I find all this talk of using FOIA as a legal weapon not
only galling (even a little predatory), but demeaning as well.
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Gregory Woodhouse <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
"Without the requirement of mathematical aesthetics a great many discoveries would not have been made."
-- Albert Einstein
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