Re: Request for community guidance on issue concerning a future meeting

On Sep 20, 2009, at 7:18 PM, Michael StJohns wrote:

> Some 15 years ago, the IETF had a plenary session on the NSA's  
> CLIPPER chip initiative.  That was a hot topic of the time and was a  
> great example of open discussion.
> That discussion could not be had at an IETF in the PRC.
>
> We've had various discussions on P2P systems and their ability to  
> evade government restrictions.
> That discussion could not be had at an IETF in the PRC.
>
> We've had discussions on E164 and whether or not the owner of  
> E164.ARPA could allocate a country code for Taiwan.
> That discussion could not be had at an IETF in the PRC.


Mike,

Do you have evidence that those items could not be discussed or do you  
suspect that those items could not have been discussed?

--Olaf





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Olaf M. Kolkman                        NLnet Labs
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http://www.nlnetlabs.nl/               1098 XG Amsterdam

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