Re: distros & linux-distros embargo period and message format

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On Fri, Feb 03, 2012 at 08:26:26PM -0500, Michael Gilbert wrote:
> I think the important aspect here is the transparency of the private
> discussion (after an appropriate delay), rather than the length of the
> delay itself.

Thank you for sharing your opinion.

Yet the delay itself matters too.  There are different opinions as to
whether it is "the important aspect" or not.

> That can be set by the researcher (with some reasonable
> maximum, like a month).
>
> We all should be able to see what is going on over in the closed list.
>  Although it is unlikely being used for nefarious purposes (hiding
> issues permanently, etc.), transparency (after a delay) is the only
> way to show that it is not.  Anyway, 30 days seems appropriate.

I don't mind.  Like I said, I need a tool - a program to mass-decrypt a
PGP/MIME mbox, producing another mbox.  I think such a program might be
generally useful.  Well, or alternatively I need to introduce a
different mechanism for the archive - not treat it as a regular
subscriber like I intended to.

Alexander