Request to using historical *ubuntu* irc logs from irclogs.ubuntu.com

[Paul O'Malley]

Tez wrote:
> Ariel Berkman wrote:
>> Dear operators,
>>
>> My name is Ariel Berkman, I represent IRSeek, and I am contacting you to
>> request your approval/blessing for using the historical IRC logs from
>> irclogs.ubuntu.com.
>>
>> (A short reminder: a few month's ago due to the requests/demands of the
>> Freenode network operators, and *ubuntu* operators, we have removed all
>> historical IRC logs. Shortly after, we have been granted the approval to
>> archive several *ubuntu* channels, and other channels - upon approval.
>> >From that moment on we are archiving only channels that have opt-in to
>> our service).
>>
>> The reason we would like to use older logs is because we see that a
>> significant amount of the users have been searching for Ubuntu related
>> content and we think that having more such content would benefit the
>> users.
>>
>> I have contacted nalioth approximately a month ago concerning that
>> issue, but haven't heard back yet.  Today, I have spoken to PriceChild
>> on a different matter, and he had suggested that I contact the list as
>> well.
>>
>> Thanks for taking the time to read the email and consider our request.
>>
>> Ariel Berkman and Eran Cohen.
>>
>>
>>   
> As far as I know, the logs from irclogs.ubuntu.com are in the public 
> domain anyway and, as mentioned, are already indexed by other search 
> engines. So I don't see a problem with it.
> 
> Terence Simpson
> (stdin)
> 
to reduce the causes of those who want to scream privacy we have enough 
to deal with atm imho

P.