Questions tagged [policy]
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Is discussion of techniques for removing DRM permitted?
I just asked a question about how to remove DRM from Kindle books that I had purchased and it was promptly closed by the moderator studiohack with the following comment:
We don't encourage this ...
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Super User website applications policy
I recently asked this question on Super User, and a big discussion arose on appropriate questions. The issue came down to the new verbiage in the FAQ:
I had figured that the websites line was just ...
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Super User website applications policy
I recently asked this question on Super User, and a big discussion arose on appropriate questions. The issue came down to the new verbiage in the FAQ:
I had figured that the websites line was just ...
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What is the policy on duplicate answers?
In the question
how do I echo $something >> file.txt without carriage return?
which was asked and answered about a month ago, a new answer has been submitted which is essentially a duplicate (...
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Questions about bypassing or circumventing network security
I have seen a number of questions on how to bypass network security. I was wondering if superuser (or stackexchange) had a policy or stock answer about this?
As a regular kind of user, I can ...
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Legal basis for restriction of discussions?
A recent discussion of policy here left me wondering about the legal reasoning behind it.
On any computer-related forum, there will sometimes be questions related to usage that may violate the EULA. ...
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Official policy for editing code in answers?
In another Meta discussion about suggested edits, Mokubai♦ posted the following:
With code related edits if I do not know what the edit is doing or if
it changes the output of the code in ...
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How should we treat questions involving mobile computers like barcode scanners that use Windows Mobile?
UPDATE - I found this proposal over on area51.
It suggests a StackExchange site for Windows Mobile. Go follow it if you want to see this!
I've been using a computer like this at work for the last ...
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Is the subject of software licensing now off-subject?
My question is about the closing of the post
Should the code of my app that include libraries under LaTeX Project Public License 1.3c have to be public?
I have encountered and answered on this site ...
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