[Noisebridge-discuss] Should NB mirror WikiLeaks?

[Andy Isaacson]

On Tue, Dec 07, 2010 at 04:36:01PM -0600, Sai wrote:
> On Tue, Dec 7, 2010 at 4:28 PM, Andy Isaacson <adi at hexapodia.org> wrote:
> > Please stop trying to require other people to do things.
> …
> > If any Noisebridger sets up a mirror and suggests that
> > wikileaks.noisebridge.net be pointed at it, we can discuss it at that
> > point.
> …
> > I'd be fine if you were suggesting "I'd like to set this up, but I can't
> > afford the hosting costs on my own; would anyone like to chip in?"
> 
> Actually, those are exactly what I was suggesting. I'm already
> implementing my own small mirror. So I think you just contradicted
> yourself. What exactly do you think I'm "requiring other people to do"
> that's not one of those two?

That's not what your email said.  If you'd said "hey I'd like to donate
a mirror to noisebridge, here's the IP" that'd be cool.  "Should NB do
$FOO" sounds like code for "somebody else should do $FOO for the group".

> Please stop mischaracterizing what I say, like with here where you act

Hey, I just call 'em like I see 'em.

> If I had root and access to NB's DNS settings—like you do—I would
> already have implemented it. Give me access, and I will. As it is, I
> have to ask.

OK, what IP would you like to point at?

> And even if I could do it myself, and did, I would still think it's
> something that should be discussed, because it has potentially serious
> political and legal entailments.

Sure, that's a discussion I'm fine with having.

-andy