Verisign's public opinion play
William Allen Simpson
wsimpson at greendragon.com
Tue Oct 7 14:59:39 UTC 2003
"Howard C. Berkowitz" wrote:
>
> At 10:27 AM +0100 10/7/03, Michael.Dillon at radianz.com wrote:
> >And this list is definitely not the place to
> >discuss writing a letter of protest. If political
> >activity is your bag, then try http://www.meetup.com
>
Mr. Dillon forgets that all inter-human activity, including operational
coordination, is a "political" activity.
Individual responses are less likely to garner attention than organized
responses. It's a fact of life. And the central theme of many
pamphlets on organizing.
> Writing a "constructed" response, I would agree, should either come
> through an already existing group (e.g., IETF/IAB), or from an ad hoc
> organization, which, in this context, MUST have a truly open process.
>
The IETF and NANOG were both originally designed as "ad hoc", "come
and participate", organizations. The Internet itself could be
considered an "ad hoc" organization. I don't see the need for another
such organization at this time and place.
> That being said, writing something, even as an individual, which
> strikes the interest of news media is not necessarily a skill
> everyone here has. I do have some background in this, and would be
> happy to work with a team, and with individuals to the extent my time
> permits.
I have some background in this as well, going back to organizing for
the original NSFnet funding, and would be willing to assist Mr.
Berkowitz in this endeavor.
> I hope to get to at least part of the ICANN meeting
>...
We need a raporteur to inform us how the ICANN meeting goes. Please?
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William Allen Simpson
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