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I do wonder why the Libera staff didn't kick off the network with a copy of the Freenode user/channel database. Perhaps the Freenode legal entity has a claim to
by CyberShadow 5y ago
I do wonder why the Libera staff didn't kick off the network with a copy of the Freenode user/channel database. Perhaps the Freenode legal entity has a claim to it?
- StavrosK 5y agoWhat good would that do, if the users aren't connecting to the network?
- CyberShadow 5y ago> What good would that do, It would save both staff and users a lot of time from having to re-register accounts, channels, and projects/communities. > if the users aren't connecting to the network? I don't understand this part, sorry.
- StavrosK 5y agoIf your users are on Freenode and don't know about your network, having the structure there doesn't do much good. It doesn't take much time to register nicknames/channels anyway, certainly not enough to risk a lawsuit from Freenode.
- mst 5y agoA commitment to privacy and principles. Fundamentally there was no viable way to get permission from the freenode user base for that in a way that was morally acceptable. (I'm sure there were legal reasons too but I don't believe the question ever got as far as that being relevant)