Re: Emacs project mission (was Re: "If you're still seeing problems, please reopen." [

[Robert Pluim]

>>>>> On Thu, 21 Nov 2019 02:44:58 +0700, Yuri Khan <address@hidden> said:

    Yuri> In theory, it should be possible to pre-create user accounts for each
    Yuri> known email address, and do a perfect migration “as if” GitLab had
    Yuri> always existed and been in use. Maybe even doctor the comments so as
    Yuri> to strip excessive quoting if any, and mark up patches as code blocks.
    Yuri> (The same idea as ESR does any-version-control-system-to-Git
    Yuri> conversions.)

pre-create accounts based on Personally Identifiable Information?
Without explicit approval from the concerned person?  Welcome to
various Europeans sending you nasty letters with GDPR threats sprayed
all over them.

Robert