[opensource-dev] Viewer Policy Changes: Clarity vs. giving clarifications

[Tateru Nino]

Unless the staff member states specifically that it is an official
statement on behalf of the company, yes. It's just hearsay without that
or without an announcement through proper channels.

On 27/02/2012 11:46 AM, Tigro Spottystripes wrote:
> Hasn't LL said in the past that statements by employees should not be
> interpreted as representing the opinions of LL itself, specially when
> it comes to policies and rules and such?
>
> On Sun, Feb 26, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Boroondas Gupte
> <sllists at boroon.dasgupta.ch <mailto:sllists at boroon.dasgupta.ch>> wrote:
>
>     On 02/26/2012 02:08 PM, John Jackson wrote:
>     > It's just another LL intentionally fuzzy policy.
>     > This allows them to make whatever ruling they like when the time
>     comes and
>     > claim it has been stated "Policy".
>     >
>     > You will not get any real clarification.
>
>     At an inworld meeting, Oz has given the third party viewer
>     developers some clarification. Though, I'd prefer policies to be
>     written such that they are clear in and of themselves. This
>     doesn't mean they cannot let some room for interpretation, but a
>     policy shouldn't give a reader with common sense but not knowing
>     about the clarifications an impression that clearly contradicts
>     the actual intention of the policy.
>
>     @Oz: If the policy isn't being changed to be more clear, it might
>     be advantageous to re-state the clarifications you gave us at that
>     meeting (maybe summarized) here in public, as they are relevant
>     for more people than those who were around at the inworld meeting.
>
>     Cheers,
>     Boroondas
>
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