[svlug] permission - Re: svlug bylaws (Google Docs)

[Tim Bird]

Rick Moen wrote:
> Quoting Tim Bird (tim.bird at am.sony.com):
> 
>> Instead of insisting that Paul request better licensing of the
>> video content, why don't you just have him say "Thank you" to
>> Google for their nice service?
> 
> If SVLUG cannot lawfully host a copy of a freely downloadable 
> Flash video clip consisting solely of an SVLUG event, then I'd
> say someone screwed up.  Not a huge error, but one to avoid in
> the future.

I disagree.  I think it doesn't matter one whit if SVLUG cannot
lawfully host a copy of a freely downloadable Flash video clip.
No one else went to the effort to make a video of the event
and it's available to the public.  You wish the results to be
available from some other source.  I don't particularly care,
and I'm grateful to Google for making the video.  Since you
care, I would submit that you should approach Google about
using the video, and not burden the rest of us with your
constant carping.

If you don't like how Paul is running SVLUG, please run
for president when his term expires.  But in the mean time
spare us the petty backbiting.
 -- Tim

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Tim Bird
Architecture Group Chair, CE Linux Forum
Senior Staff Engineer, Sony Corporation of America
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