Bob Short wrote in a message to Thom Lacosta:

 BS> On 12 Sep 02  06:47:52, Thom Lacosta said the following to Bob
 BS> Short: 

TL> What control does Fidonet exercise over the editor to insure that
TL> the content facilitates any of the above?
 BS>  
TL>  BS> I believe the spirit (if not wording) infers that the /content/
TL>  BS> within a FidoNews issue is copywrited, not the medium itself.  :)
 BS>  
TL> OK...but that doesn't answer the question of why even have something 
TL> in Policy 4 that isn't controlled by or a part of the Network?

 BS> Perhaps because the assumption is that no editor in his/her right
 BS> mind would use the medium to do damage to FidoNet.  What control do
 BS> you think is needed?  And who would you propose to exercise it? 

Oh...I firmly believe that there should be NO
administrative/regulatory/political control over the editor of
a publication...and that's why Fidonews should NOT be mentioned. sanctioned
or otherwise controlled by any FidoNet regulations.


cya,
thom
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