Christoph Sch?fer wrote: > Am Mittwoch, 12. April 2006 11:45 schrieb Dave: > >> On 11/04/06, Christoph Sch?fer <christoph-schaefer at gmx.de> wrote: >> >> I find it *VERY* rude that you publish our private emails on the list, >> and cannot understand why. I consider a discussion of Freedom of >> Speech on the list completely off topic. >> > > I have to apologise! I thought I did answer privately by mistake. And a > discussion on the topic of freedom of speach in connection with a licence > which is similar to the one of the scribus docs seems to of interest for > others. Really, this was an error by me, it happened inadvertently. > Aside from Christoph's faux pas, the idea that email is private is a delusion. There are accidents, of course, but email can be intercepted, or read by others on either end of its trip. Sending an email is like sending a postcard. In most cases, if one would be alarmed that an email message might be read by unintended persons, it may be an email best not sent.
Greg
