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Grex > Coop > #278: Grex Town Hall -- How do we move forward? |  |
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kentn
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response 216 of 357:
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Jun 25 02:15 UTC 2010 |
Good grief. The copyright didn't expire in 2006. That just means
it's probably the last time new code was added to the program and
copyrighted. Copyrights in the U.S. go for many decades and certainly
don't end the year they were begun.
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richard
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response 217 of 357:
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Jun 25 02:26 UTC 2010 |
They can go on for many decades, but that one said 1996-2006. It was
for a decade. Did they bother to renew it?
I suppose Grex could buy new conferencing software. Anybody know any
good ones on the market?
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tod
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response 218 of 357:
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Jun 25 03:01 UTC 2010 |
I suppose janc would sue for 5 years of back licensing..
FrontTalk 0.9.2
Copyright 2001-2005, Jan Wolter
Connected to Grex server (version 0.9.2 - direct)
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kentn
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response 219 of 357:
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Jun 25 03:14 UTC 2010 |
Hmmm...if you go by their web site, it's free: "Fronttalk is available
free of charge under a standard Gnu License."
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kentn
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response 220 of 357:
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Jun 25 03:17 UTC 2010 |
Re 217: if your copyright goes for 95 years, which it does in the U.S.
then it hasn't come due for renew yet.
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jep
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response 221 of 357:
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Jun 25 13:54 UTC 2010 |
Grex needs to quit going into a tizzy every time someone uses the magic
word, "censorship". That has a specific meaning and it's not "someone
deleted anything and one individual didn't like it". No one flutters
their hands and runs around in circles wailing "censorship" because a
blogger deleted something.
Grex can stand four-square for a uniform heap of garbage where any
meaning is buried in excrement and attacks, with no rules or
conventions. It can promote discussion, conversation and community by
creating an environment of civility and tolerance for others. It cannot
do both.
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slynne
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response 222 of 357:
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Jun 25 14:41 UTC 2010 |
resp:221 I disagree. If grex were to give control of items and their
responses to item authors, various authors would have inevitably have
different styles of moderation. People would then be free to forget
items not moderated to their taste. If a high moderation item author
were to censor anyone, that person would be free to enter their own
item. So no real censorship but still the ability to promote discussion,
conversation, etc.
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tonster
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response 223 of 357:
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Jun 25 15:15 UTC 2010 |
resp:201: I absolutely disagree with that, and I will not agree that I
give up my right to delete my posts if and when I choose to do so in the
future. I'm not aware of anyplace that takes sole copyright over
content like that. I disagree with the time limitation of being able to
modify posted content, however I can live with it. I will not
participate in Grex any longer (and will remove my content prior) if
such a stance is enacted.
resp:204: I totally agree.
resp:221: There's little more important than keeping censorship nearly
non-existent. If you want censorship, move to china or south korea or
iran.
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mary
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response 224 of 357:
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Jun 25 15:24 UTC 2010 |
There is a command that will go through conferences and remove all you've
ever entered. It kind of makes a mess of things as a coherent archive,
but hey, that's how it goes. Some people have used it repeatedly. I
don't have a problem with that although when they come back and
immediately start entering new, similar responses, I tend to think of it
more as passive-agressive behavior than housekeeping.
Deleted responses will make the item look new to everyone else. But a
quick "fix" takes care of that.
I like the way someone can take all their toys and go home, if they want
to, and I hope Grex continues to allow folks to do this.
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slynne
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response 225 of 357:
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Jun 25 15:29 UTC 2010 |
resp:223 Did you know that anyone can archive anything you say so in a
sense, you already do not necessarily have the ability to delete things
you have written.
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mary
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response 226 of 357:
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Jun 25 15:53 UTC 2010 |
Yep, and some people do tar backups on a regular basis. And have for
decades. Scary? Only if you used bad judgement in the first place.
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tonster
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response 227 of 357:
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Jun 25 16:05 UTC 2010 |
I realize that it's possible they could come back, but I think it'd be
pretty clear my intent was for them not to, and it'd be pretty difficult
to put them all back right in the places that they were without taking
an enormous amount of time to accomplish it. I wouldn't use a script to
do it anyway, that's pretty hackish. More than anything, I just want to
make it clear I'm greatly opposed to such a change in position for grex.
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tod
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response 228 of 357:
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Jun 25 16:53 UTC 2010 |
re #221
it's not "someone
deleted anything and one individual didn't like it"
Censorship is more about affecting someone else's right to publish. I have
no problem with someone deleting their own entry..just don't delete responses
or items by others.
re #224
they come back and
immediately start entering new, similar responses
I admit I'm a guilty participant of such behavior. Initially it was because
my full name was attached and I was beginning to suspect an unwanted webcrawl.
I like the way someone can take all their toys and go home, if they want
to, and I hope Grex continues to allow folks to do this.
I like that too. So long as it is not the toys (postings) of others which
are affected.
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kentn
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response 229 of 357:
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Jun 25 17:25 UTC 2010 |
Consider that there is fair use of what others write and then there is a
potential copyright violation due to wholesale copying and publishing.
Electronic documents are not immune to copyright violations even though
such data are very easy to store and bring back and some people seem to
think because it is possible it is okay.
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remmers
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response 230 of 357:
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Jun 25 17:40 UTC 2010 |
Quoting kentn from resp:0 - "we'd like to ... develop a plan for Grex
to move beyond where it is today."
230 responses later, how much closer are we to doing that?
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tod
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response 231 of 357:
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Jun 25 18:24 UTC 2010 |
I am absolutely completely with 100% certain without a doubt clueless where
we're going but we're way ahead of schedule
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mary
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response 232 of 357:
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Jun 25 18:37 UTC 2010 |
I've got a clue.
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kentn
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response 233 of 357:
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Jun 25 19:07 UTC 2010 |
It's only been a week and a half. Unfortunately, I don't expect much
else at this point unless we get some new participants with ideas.
I'd like to be surprised, of course.
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jep
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response 234 of 357:
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Jun 25 19:12 UTC 2010 |
The whole community wants things to stay the same, and they will get
their wish. Things will continue to shift in uncontrolled and unplanned
ways, just as they always have in the past.
That is, unless someone takes charge or gets a small group to do so. A
year ago, I thought Dan Cross would do that. Now, I'd say Mary Remmers
could. It'd take someone who wants Grex to follow a particular plan, is
willing to put in some work, has a little ambition, and can get some
people who will go along with what he or she wants and maybe help a
little. My guess is that won't happen here, and so no significant
choices about the future will be made.
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kentn
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response 235 of 357:
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Jun 25 19:25 UTC 2010 |
If things stay the same as they are right now, Grex will cease to exist.
As to people who will go along being not likely, more's the pity.
Inertia tends to win out due to being easiest. So much for democracy.
It will take the Board to do something, I expect, but they are not
responding here.
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krj
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response 236 of 357:
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Jun 25 20:25 UTC 2010 |
"To everything there is a season." :-)
I participate in two other forums whose structure is derived from
Picospan -- NewCafe (formerly Utne Cafe) and TheTown -- and both
of those are fading away from inactivity, just like Grex.
(And they don't even have the troll problem, as users can be banned
in those systems.) I am thinking that the Confer/Picospan model
has just run its course, kind of like Usenet and Gopher.
On the other hand, if anything changes, some sizable amount of the
remaining user base will be turned off and go away.
One of the big issues is that there is no consensus on what is to
be saved, what the priorities should be.
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kentn
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response 237 of 357:
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Jun 25 20:34 UTC 2010 |
Thanks for responding, Ken. What do you think should be the priorities?
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richard
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response 238 of 357:
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Jun 25 22:15 UTC 2010 |
re #236 The generational issue is being ignored. These places don't
attract young users. Younger users want as much functionality as
possible. They aren't likely to participate in conferences that aren't
as functional as Facebook and the like. What you have here on Grex and
these other boards as a result is a user base that is getting older and
dwindling away. Grex used to attract plenty of college students, from
UM, MSU and other schools. There was a school down near St. Louis,
whose name escapes me at the moment, where a number of students used
Grex.
Not anymore. Those times are long gone.
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tod
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response 239 of 357:
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Jun 25 22:31 UTC 2010 |
re #235
If things stay the same as they are right now, Grex will cease to exist.
Why?
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kentn
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response 240 of 357:
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Jun 25 22:55 UTC 2010 |
No members, no money eventually. End of story.
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