On Mon, 6 Feb 2006, John A. Martin wrote:
I strongly favor the IAB appeal. I find the arguments presented
favoring the appeal to be persuasive while the arguments against seem
to me to be largely based upon supposing the worst possible effects of
outcomes that may or may not materialize or that may materialize
without the appeal. I believe that the appeal would still be the
thing to have done even if the worst outcomes envisioned were to
materialize as a result.
This is how I'm leaning. I also see a rough concensus in that
arguments against the appeal are aiming to stem potential losses -
i.e. a retreat strategy. Arguments for the appeal are aiming for
technical sanity and justice. In a physical battle, retreat
is sometimes the better part of valor - when you can regroup as
a guerilla opposition to the evil empire. In this case, we can
still do that - even in a worst case outcome.
One this is clear, win or lose the appeal, our success depends on
out-marketing M$ - they won't care about RFC status. The website will be of
prime importance to countering the myths and FUD. And the best marketing
of all is adoption.
Council members and others: also review arguments around Jan 24,25
"re: IAB appeal or not."
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Stuart D. Gathman <stuart(_at_)bmsi(_dot_)com>
Business Management Systems Inc. Phone: 703 591-0911 Fax: 703 591-6154
"Confutatis maledictis, flammis acribus addictis" - background song for
a Microsoft sponsored "Where do you want to go from here?" commercial.
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