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On Thu, Jan 31, 2019 at 7:55 PM Chris Reffett <creffett@g.o> wrote: |
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> On 1/31/2019 7:42 PM, Kristian Fiskerstrand wrote: |
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> > On 2/1/19 1:41 AM, Chris Reffett wrote: |
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> >> but let me pose a more philosophical |
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> >> question: _why should proving my real name matter_? |
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> > It matters in the context of copyright law. |
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> That said, though, I'm talking about the GPG key itself here, not my |
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> commits, and I think that verification of real identity through WoT is |
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> an unreasonably high bar for claiming copyright. |
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I think there are a lot of good reasons to require real names. |
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However, making that our policy and upholding it when we have cause to |
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think a name is false doesn't require us to rigorously check IDs. |
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Maybe for officers listed on filings for the Foundation it is more of a concern. |
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IMO Gentoo developers should simply be asked to provide their real |
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name, and to confirm that they are legally adults. I don't think |
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we're doing anything that necessitates a higher level of due diligence |
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than that unless somebody actually brings a potential specific concern |
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to our attention. |
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Rich |
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