Erlang forums (was Re: PING TEST)

[Michael P.]

:-)

On Sun, 5 Dec 2021 16:57:11 +0100
Loïc Hoguin <essen@REDACTED> wrote:

> The Erlang forums have this monstrosity: https://erlangforums.com/tos

Trying to understand the "monstrosity" I found it practical to keep in mind:

The basic right of freedom after speech does not give one
the right to speak one's mind in anyone's living room;
even after an invitation one can be shown the door at any time,
for any reason or none.

And that it is not practical to go into detail, because:

People who do not want to live together cannot --
by no amount of rules or force --
be made to live together.

So ...

> are not owned by the Erlang/OTP team but instead by a third party (and
> possibly set up by their initiative, not the Erlang/OTP team's).

... to be fair:
http://erlang.org/pipermail/erlang-questions/2021-October/101583.html


> If the Erlang/OTP team wants to make the forums a more
> official/permanent venue to reach them then they should also ensure that
> the conditions to use the forums are the same as their other venues.

Is the "monstrosity" not merely a paraphrasing of the conditions
for staying in this old living room here?

Without a Sugarmountain of money or a space-dildo for Captain Kirk,
one cannot afford to get to know the legal situation, or differences,
or consequences, or do anything about them.
And: Two lawyers -- three opinions.

So I will simply continue trying to do the Austin Powers ("Behave!").

:-)

~Michael

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