On Jan 18, 2008 5:35 PM, David Woodhouse <dwmw2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > I don't much like the idea of letting some company, even my esteemed > employer, keep contributors' identities in 'escrow'. Fedora should be an > independent project, and I have a distinct feeling that the conspiracy > nuts would go wild with such an arrangement. One thing I thought was interesting was that he said his name couldn't be somewhere "Googleable". I wonder if it would be possible to hide a minor's real name in the fedora accounts system yet still have it available to say members of the Fedora Board for accountability and verification reasons. Obviously there has to be a level of trust between the minor, the parrents, the people able to access his identity, and the Fedora project members as a whole. While I feel strongly about not allowing anonymous contributions, I don't want to close out people in similar situations as ffm. I think this is a case I think we'll see again and we should be encouraging participation of motivated minors. This is a topic that brings up many difficult issues that may require a great deal of work both technical, and legal / political, but I'd like to see it resolved in a way that will allow us to effectivly mentor the future of Fedora. Besides, I know many a kid out there that's way smarter than me. ;-) I'd hate to miss out on the good work they could be doing. When they turn 18 we can give them the credit they deserve. -- Russell Harrison Systems Administrator -- Linux Desktops Cisco Systems, Inc. Note: The positions or opinions expressed in this email are my own. They are not necessarily those of my employer. _______________________________________________ fedora-advisory-board mailing list fedora-advisory-board@xxxxxxxxxx http://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/fedora-advisory-board
