1994-12-02 - Re: The thread that would not die. (Mandating signatures)

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From: “Perry E. Metzger” <perry@imsi.com>
To: John.Schofield@sprawl.expressnet.org (John Schofield)
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UTC Datetime: 1994-12-02 15:52:01 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 2 Dec 94 07:52:01 PST

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From: "Perry E. Metzger" <perry@imsi.com>
Date: Fri, 2 Dec 94 07:52:01 PST
To: John.Schofield@sprawl.expressnet.org (John Schofield)
Subject: Re: The thread that would not die. (Mandating signatures)
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John Schofield says:
>     It is silly to talk of someone "owning" the list.  The list is a
> community.  The only possible owners are the people in the community.  If we
> all left, Eric would still have control over the list--but the list would be
> worthless.

It is silly to talk of someone "owning" a restaurant. The restaurant
is a community. The only possible owners are the people in the
community. If the patrons all left, Chef Joey would still have control
over the restaurant -- but the restaurant would be worthless.






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