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I'm wondering why MIT still hasn't released its report on how Aaron Swartz's situation was handled. I think the report was supposed to have been released month
by davidxc 13y ago
I'm wondering why MIT still hasn't released its report on how Aaron Swartz's situation was handled.
I think the report was supposed to have been released months ago.
- asdfologist 13y agoTheir lawyers probably advised against it.
- davidxc 13y agoThat seems likely, but I'm very disappointed that we haven't heard anything at all. I remember that Hal Abelson was in charge of preparing the report, and he has taught ethics classes at MIT. I'm hoping that he makes some statement about the report at least.
- gcb0 13y ago...because they are guilty as hell?
- fnordfnordfnord 13y agoAnd/or because people move on, forget about things.
- jfirebaugh 13y agoAs far as I've been able to find, Hal Abelson's last statement was on May 13, when he wrote that the report would be released "this summer". http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/swartz/2.html http://tech.mit.edu/V133/N26/swartz/2.html This is indeed much delayed from his initial statement on January 22 that he hoped the report would be ready "in a few weeks." http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N63/abelson.html http://tech.mit.edu/V132/N63/abelson.html It's disappointing that it's taken this long.
- NelsonMinar 13y agoI'm eagerly awaiting that report too. Hal Abelson is a very respected professor, one of the good guys, and he's put his reputation on the line writing this report. I sure hope he's got the freedom to make it honest.