Re: [GENERAL] Map of Postgresql Users (OT)

From: Claire McLister <mclister(at)zeesource(dot)net>
To: Magnus Hagander <mha(at)sollentuna(dot)net>
Cc: "Bruce Momjian" <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>, "Robert Treat" <xzilla(at)users(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, "Tino Wildenhain" <tino(at)wildenhain(dot)de>, "Arnulf Christl" <arnulf(dot)christl(at)ccgis(dot)de>, <mapbender-users(at)lists(dot)sourceforge(dot)net>, <pgsql-www(at)postgresql(dot)org>, "Brent Wood" <b(dot)wood(at)niwa(dot)co(dot)nz>, <postgis-users(at)postgis(dot)refractions(dot)net>, <MAPSERVER-USERS(at)LISTS(dot)UMN(dot)EDU>, <freegis-list(at)intevation(dot)de>, <cavallini(at)faunalia(dot)it>, <peter(dot)eisentraut(at)credativ(dot)de>, "Astrid Emde" <astrid(dot)emde(at)ccgis(dot)de>
Subject: Re: [GENERAL] Map of Postgresql Users (OT)
Date: 2005-12-07 22:01:35
Message-ID: E807B5CA-67BA-4907-8C60-62335DBDC976@zeesource.net
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Well, we certainly do not want to do anything against the law. What
countries would these be?

On Dec 7, 2005, at 9:38 AM, Magnus Hagander wrote:
>
> It is an issue with the law in several countries. The two sets of
> information may be public, but the combined info is still sensitive.
> It's law, it doesn't have to make sense :-) I'm not sure if it applies
> exactly in this case, but it could very well do, and it's just
> unnecessary to risk stepping on it.
>
>
> It's a different thing if we have people who want to be listed by name
> register on a webpage. Then they volounteer the combined information,
> and it's perfectly ok to use it that way (especially since we'd say
> that's why).
>
> //Magnus
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