Beer and Gear surprise
Etaoin Shrdlu
shrdlu at deaddrop.org
Thu Feb 22 16:57:48 UTC 2001
Ukyo Kuonji wrote:
>
> Why would someone need to buy Merit? Nanog doesn't belong to Merit, does
> it? Funny, I though it was the North American Network Operators' Group.
> Doesn't that imply that it collectively belongs to those of use that
> consider ourselves operators?
Not in this country, bucko. It's a mailing list. Get over yourself.
Usually this list is so interesting, and filled with content, that I
overlook the occasional silliness ("network for sale" comes to mind) in
favor of the rich educational experience that NANOG offers. I can't
believe that you are STILL whining over the fact that you didn't get the
latest coffee cup or tshirt (hey, I'd like a Juniper router as a
giveaway, if there are any left).
> 2) What gives Merit the right to make decisions about the group without
> consulting the membership?
>
> (Hint: It's not in the charter, or anywhere else I could find)
Oh, and there is no membership. Did you send in dues? Were you invited
in?
> I would propose one of the following:
> 2) Remove Merit from the ruling body. There is no reason, today, that the
> web site and mailing list could not be hosted by someone else.
I hope that Queen Susan is reading this. Ruling body, indeed.
> I don't want to play politics, but I think something needs to be done.
Right, you don't want to play politics.
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> employer.
Probably a good thing, in this case.
Congratulations! You've actually made the list. You join ONE other
person from NANOG.
*plonk*
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