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From: kadie@eff.org (Carl Kadie)
Newsgroups: comp.admin.policy
Subject: Re: Need info on computer acct policy
Message-ID: <1991May28.045958.12369@eff.org>
Date: 28 May 91 04:59:58 GMT
References: <1991May27.191409.21941@athena.cs.uga.edu>
Distribution: usa
Organization: The Electronic Frontier Foundation
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perera@athena.cs.uga.edu (Niranjan Perera) writes:
[...]
>I am a student who works part time as System Administrator. I am
>intrested in gathering information which will help me setup a computer 
>account policy. Does anybody have any pointers to where one can get
>any guidelines etc. Please be kind enough to email me. I  shall post a
>summary.
[...]

[This response is based on a note I wrote last week to the Computers
and Academic Freedom mailing list.]

    The user community, both faculty and student, should have a
    clearly defined means to participate in the formulation and
    application of computer and networking policy.

(This is just an instantiation of the general right of representation
promoted in the Joint Statement on Rights and Freedoms of Students and
guaranteed by the student codes of many univerities).

Most university computer policies seem to have been set down without
serious user participation. Are there exceptions? Has anyone respected
academic freedom (and possibly their own student code) and given users
a voice?

- Carl



-- 
Carl Kadie -- kadie@eff.org or kadie@cs.uiuc.edu -- But I speak for myself.