From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: (qmail 14247 invoked by alias); 2 Aug 2007 17:42:04 -0000 Received: (qmail 14237 invoked by uid 22791); 2 Aug 2007 17:42:03 -0000 X-Spam-Check-By: sourceware.org Received: from nwd2mail11.analog.com (HELO nwd2mail11.analog.com) (137.71.25.57) by sourceware.org (qpsmtpd/0.31) with ESMTP; Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:41:58 +0000 Received: from nwd2mhb2.analog.com ([137.71.6.12]) by nwd2mail11.analog.com with ESMTP; 02 Aug 2007 13:41:53 -0400 X-IronPort-AV: i="4.19,214,1183348800"; d="scan'208"; a="36226215:sNHT25846226" Received: from nwd2exm4.ad.analog.com (nwd2exm4.ad.analog.com [10.64.53.123]) by nwd2mhb2.analog.com (8.9.3 (PHNE_28810+JAGae91741)/8.9.3) with ESMTP id NAA10600; Thu, 2 Aug 2007 13:41:53 -0400 (EDT) Received: from nwd2exm5.ad.analog.com ([10.64.51.20]) by nwd2exm4.ad.analog.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 2 Aug 2007 13:41:52 -0400 Received: from imhotep.ad.analog.com ([10.64.204.67]) by nwd2exm5.ad.analog.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.3959); Thu, 2 Aug 2007 13:41:52 -0400 From: Robin Getz To: "Robert Dewar" Subject: Re: Posting from work/university addresses Date: Thu, 02 Aug 2007 17:42:00 -0000 User-Agent: KMail/1.9.5 Cc: gdb@sourceware.org, iant@google.com, "Anmol P. Paralkar" , "Jim Blandy" References: <4414a3a80707292340v1e8918edp204ea680f61823c2@mail.gmail.com> <200708021302.37222.rgetz@blackfin.uclinux.org> <46B2101F.6060305@adacore.com> In-Reply-To: <46B2101F.6060305@adacore.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="utf-8" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Content-Disposition: inline Message-Id: <200708021345.43026.rgetz@blackfin.uclinux.org> X-IsSubscribed: yes Mailing-List: contact gdb-help@sourceware.org; run by ezmlm Precedence: bulk List-Id: List-Subscribe: List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: , Sender: gdb-owner@sourceware.org X-SW-Source: 2007-08/txt/msg00014.txt.bz2 On Thu 2 Aug 2007 13:10, Robert Dewar pondered: > Robin Getz wrote: > > > Please make sure that this doesn't filter the requirements currently in place > > by EU based folks - who are now required by law to post all kinds of stuff > > (business address, company directors, etc) in their emails... > > Let's make sure that we really know the rules before we follow them! > Almost no one from the EU posts this stuff, and I have never heard > of such a requirement in connection with our paris based company. There are some people following them now - due to company policy - RedHat in Cambridge and Analog Devices in Munich - I know for sure... I see lots of messages on lkml with (Red Hat UK Ltd. Registered Address: Red Hat UK Ltd, AmberleyPlace, 107-111 Peascod Street, Windsor, Berkshire, SI4 1TE, UnitedKingdom.Registered in England and Wales under Company Registration No. 3798903Directors: Michael Cunningham (USA), Charlie Peters (USA) andDavid Owens (Ireland)) and even on the gcc list, I see in the footers: -- This footer brought to you by insane German lawmakers. Analog Devices GmbH Wilhelm-Wagenfeld-Str. 6 80807 Muenchen Sitz der Gesellschaft Muenchen, Registergericht Muenchen HRB 40368 Geschaeftsfuehrer Thomas Wessel, William A. Martin, Margaret Seif Just because not many people are following the rules, doesn't mean we should punish the ones who are (no matter how ridiculous the law seems to be). -Robin