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On 9/19/09 10:23 AM, Ole Jacobsen wrote:
On Sat, 19 Sep 2009, Yaron Sheffer wrote:
Hi Ole,
The IETF is highly ideological. Probably more so than most other SDOs.
We care deeply about the end to end principle, about net neutrality,
and (at least in the community I'm a member of) about security. Many
of our members care a lot about IPR and its effect on open source.
So why when it comes to free speech, which is clearly related to our
open way of making standards, we suddenly shy away from taking a
moral stance and instead resort to budgetary calculations?
And regarding the survey: most people, myself included, would bend a
principle or two to go somewhere as interesting and exciting as
China. But you would get a radically different answer if you asked:
should the IETF hold a meeting in a country that mandates a non-free
speech commitment, or should we prefer an alternative where no such
commitments are required.
Thanks,
Yaron
You might get a different answer, but it's ultimately up to the
individuals who answer the survey. How would you expect our large and
growing contingent from China to answer that question? Should we ask
about the policies of the United States, France or Germany on a long
range of topics (visa, wars, death penalty...)? Where do we draw the
line?
I think we draw the line at restrictions on our freedom of speech.
Peter
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Peter Saint-Andre
https://stpeter.im/
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