Re: [Boost-users] Process for adding code to boost

From: KSpam (keesling_spam_at_[hidden])
Date: 2007-08-10 11:48:11

James,

> I could use a web based email system, but that is again against my terms
> on employment, and its basically a PITA to do that. Are you therefore
> suggesting that I am not to send any emails to mailing lists at all?

Posting from home is never against terms of employment.  I understand that 
this is a royal PITA (and makes for much longer turn-around times).  
Unfortunately, legalese tends to erode our freedoms.

> I suggest that you (since you are the ONLY complainant) ignore the added
> clause as its not worth the ether it is written on.

> And thank for being the first to complain on the Boost list. Hurray for
> you. Now get off my back, or I will ask for YOU to be unsubscribed.
> Isn't it rather sad that the first time I offer to add code to boost, I
> get a offensive reply like this?

In doing a search through the threads, I can see that you are not the first to 
post with a disclaimer.  Additionally, I can see that this was not the first 
complaint either.  I believe that it is generally a justified complaint, as 
such a disclaimer could potentially open up users to legal action.  I would 
be especially concerned if I worked for a competitor of your company.

I agree that a threat to ignore your messages or unsubscribe you was not 
justified.  I also believe that your threat to unsubscribe another user was 
unjustified.

As a Boost user, I appreciate all code submissions.  Unfortunately, since you 
are posting from work, I can only expect that your submission is proprietary 
to your employer.  If this is the case, please do not submit your code.

> I would ask the list owners to just be sensible. Most emails nowadays
> are sent with these nonsense lines at the end (although this is one of
> the worst), and they are almost exclusively ignored, because they are in
> general unenforceable.

Some sense is required by all of us.  AFAICT, the list owners are being 
sensible, as they allow you to post.

I would not go so far as to say the disclaimer is unenforceable ... it is 
pretty amazing what lawyers can do in a court room these days ...

Just My Humble Opinion,
Justin

P.S. I am not a lawyer.