Re: [ifwp] Re: Postel's view of Internet users

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Michael and all,

Michael Dillon wrote:

> On Wed, 5 Aug 1998, Mikki Barry wrote:
>
> > The consensus that was reached at each meeting was posted to this and other
> > lists, as well as web pages like http://www.ifwp.org, http://
> > cyber.law.harvard.edu/ifwp/post-geneva-consensus.html, Ellen Rony's site and
> > others.
>
> I see a list of consensus points there however I do not see a proposal for
> a new IANA that incorporates those points. An unstructured list of ideas
> is not sufficient to create an organization.

  It IS however a good starting point.

>
>
> > > I don't know and I don't care. Jon is not God! He does not have to
> > > submit perfect documents and do all our work for us. That's what
> > > the public discussion is for and I wish people would stop trying to
> > > earn brownie points by attacking Postel since it does not advance
> > > the process one bit.
>
> > Strawman arguments won't really work here.  The second proposal by IANA
> > did not incorporate the consensus points of Reston or Geneva.
>
> How convenient that you have not yet submitted your own proposal so we
> cannot examine it to see if the pot is calling the kettle, black.
>
> > Since you have admitted you made a personal attack on me, I now know that you
> > can indeed recognize one.
>
> Perhaps you cannot since you also attacked me personally in your message.
>
> > As such, please, in future, offer opinions and
> > discussion points about the information on the table, rather than attack the
> > people whose opinions they are.
>
> It's too bad that Jon Postel is not on this list to ask you and others to
> do likewise.

  This is of course Jon's own decision isn't it?  If he chooses NOT to participate,which by not
being on this list he does, than that is his choice isn't it?  I agree
it is a dam shame he feels that he has nothing of substance to offer in these
discussions.

>
>
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Jeffrey A. Williams
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