Re: Request for multiple mailing lists

[Casey Schaufler <casey@schaufler-ca.com>]

Russell Coker wrote:
> On Friday 08 August 2008 20:33, Vesa-Matti J Kari <vmkari@cc.helsinki.fi> 
> wrote:
>   
>> On Fri, 8 Aug 2008, Andy Warner wrote:
>>     
>>> Didn't realize the NSA was sponsoring a list for voicing religious
>>> bigotries.
>>>       
>> The mighty NSA has little or nothing to do with this issue.
>>     
>
> Actually I believe that they have a policy against discussions of religion on 
> the list.  Which is why I didn't make any comment about religion in my 
> previous message.
>
>   
>> The point that is sometimes missed is that not all people are religious,
>> or if they are, they do not necessarily follow the same sect, and hence
>> people should think twice before asking anyone to compare, e.g. a SELinux
>> policy with the Old Testament. Or with the Quran. Or with the Vedas.
>>     
>
> I think (based on off-list correspondence) that Casey might have been trying 
> to compare multiple translations and interpretations of religious documents 
> with multiple SE Linux policies.  But his last message to me on this topic 
> was not entirely clear.
>   

Maybe I should just put what I meant out on the table, then
anyone who would like can argue with me of list and we can
take any issue out of this context.

First, the comparison was very off the cuff, so don't read too
much into it. The comparison is apt because:
- both are large
- both are considered definitive in certain circles
- both have multiple authors
- both are concerned with proper behavior
- individual sections sometimes seem peculiar out of context

There. You can discuss this comparison off line with me if you like,
but I'm not going to say anything more about it here. Sorry if
anyone got offended, directly or indirectly. Golly.


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