Re: [Vo]:Freedom of Information and Open Science

2008-10-04 Thread Edmund Storms
On Oct 4, 2008, at 5:47 PM, Steven Krivit wrote: Ed, You would demonstrate your intention to communicate without hostility by refraining from suggesting what you think I do or do not understand. Rather than continue a polemic with me, perhaps you would be so kind as to explain to me

Re: [Vo]:Freedom of Information and Open Science

2008-10-04 Thread Steven Krivit
Hi Ed, Thanks for your reply. First of all, the CMNS list is not protected from the media. The media can, as I explained previously, learn of anything that is said. If a reporter wants to publish anything, he can do this and we cannot stop him. You, on the other hand are not the media and

Re: [Vo]:Freedom of Information and Open Science

2008-10-04 Thread Edmund Storms
On Oct 4, 2008, at 7:20 PM, Steven Krivit wrote: Hi Ed, Thanks for your reply. As for the advantage to the CMNS list to maintain privacy, this is a requirement for open, frank and sometimes critical discussion. For example, I would want to be able to tell a person that his data is wrong