didn't take me long to find signs of intent to prevent disclose of info

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They seem extremely averse to allowing people near their data. Surely for proper analysis by other researchers it should all be published anyway, especially as the freedom of info act would make it so.

"And don't leave stuff lying around on ftp sites - you never know who is
trawling
them. The two MMs have been after the CRU station data for years. If they ever hear
there
is a Freedom of Information Act now in the UK, I think I'll delete the file rather than
send
to anyone. Does your similar act in the US force you to respond to enquiries within
20 days? - our does ! The UK works on precedents, so the first request will test it.
We also
have a data protection act, which I will hide behind. Tom Wigley has sent me a worried
email when he heard about it - thought people could ask him for his model code. He
has retired officially from UEA so he can hide behind that.

Posted By: Worzel Scrimmage, Nov 23, 23:58:55