Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29
Dan and Owen, I nominate you two for the tomato acquisition and distribution committee.
lets not tomatoes != knowledge (nor are an indicator of same) Scot
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Scott Bradner wrote:
Dan and Owen, I nominate you two for the tomato acquisition and distribution committee.
lets not
tomatoes != knowledge (nor are an indicator of same)
Nope, they're an indicator of distaste and disrespect. I don't think anybody wants to convey knowledge to Verisign, I think they want to convery utter contempt. But, done politely, without the traditional throwing part. I actually think it's a great idea, because then the group can express their displeasure without having to berate the messengers. Just a big message that says "you're a company run by douchebags", without anybody having to make an ass of themselves. You have to give Verisign some props for having the balls to present at NANOG...and those props should be in the form of not chasing them from the room with angry threats and pitchforks. Andy --- Andy Dills Xecunet, Inc. www.xecu.net 301-682-9972 ---
On Thu, Oct 16, 2003 at 03:03:44PM -0400, Andy Dills wrote:
On Thu, 16 Oct 2003, Scott Bradner wrote:
Dan and Owen, I nominate you two for the tomato acquisition and distribution committee.
lets not
tomatoes != knowledge (nor are an indicator of same)
Nope, they're an indicator of distaste and disrespect.
I don't think anybody wants to convey knowledge to Verisign, I think they want to convery utter contempt.
But, done politely, without the traditional throwing part.
Maybe at least keep the traditional "rotten" part? -- "Since when is skepticism un-American? Dissent's not treason but they talk like it's the same..." (Sleater-Kinney - "Combat Rock")
You have to give Verisign some props for having the balls to present at NANOG...and those props should be in the form of not chasing them from the room with angry threats and pitchforks.
Mark and the rest of the folks from Verisign, formerly NSI, formerly Internic, etc, etc have long been CONTRIBUTING members of NANOG. Please treat them with the respect you would ask be accorded yourselves should the situation be reversed someday. Separate the actions of the individuals from the actions of the company. Who of us has always worked for a company whose actions we 100% agree with? Who of us live in a country whose goverment's actions we 100% agree with? Let he who is without sin cast the first...you get the point. Back to operational content please....
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