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Date:      Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:29:19 -0800
From:      Joshua Tinnin <krinklyfig@spymac.com>
To:        freebsd-questions@freebsd.org
Cc:        Anthony Atkielski <atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr>
Subject:   Re: favor
Message-ID:  <200502070929.19710.krinklyfig@spymac.com>
In-Reply-To: <1069313008.20050207173736@wanadoo.fr>
References:  <200502061420.24415.krinklyfig@spymac.com> <d9175cad050207081763f81b00@mail.gmail.com> <1069313008.20050207173736@wanadoo.fr>

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On Monday 07 February 2005 08:37 am, Anthony Atkielski 
<atkielski.anthony@wanadoo.fr> wrote:
> Eric Kjeldergaard writes:
>
> EK> To see the collection of prior postings to the list, visit the
> EK> freebsd-questions Archives.
> EK>
> EK> Since we are discussing implicit contracts, I would think that
> the EK> announcement that the collection of prior postings is linked
> to and EK> mentioned/described to be reasonable notification that the
> mailing EK> list gets archived.
>
> It's not.  And there must be no other way of subscribing in order for
> this method to be valid, anyway.
>
> Why do you think that software companies and Web sites and other
> organizations require you to check a box to accept terms and
> conditions, instead of just assuming that you read and understand
> them when they are displayed?

Since this is a volunteer organization, and it seems to me that you have 
the most interest in it, and if you refuse to let this go, then I have 
a suggestion. Hire a lawyer and write up a legally sound plan, and then 
submit it. Until then, you're demanding things of people that simply 
aren't going to happen, just because you demand it.

- jt



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