Hi all - Thanks for your feedback regarding CSPAN at the next NANOG. Based on the concerns that some of you raised I've decided *not* to send out the media advisory to CSPAN and the press. Issues leading to that decision included 1) attendees holding their tongues for fear of being misquoted, "Joe X from NetQ said '....' might be stated more succinctly as "NetQ representatives said '.....' or "NetQ said '....' 2) the press misunderstanding and then overemphasizing some issues There was also a fear that marketing folks might be attracted to the bright lights and degrade the technical quality of the meeting. Reasonable concerns. Cheers - Bill ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----- William Norton <wbn@merit.edu> (313) 936-2656
On Fri, 12 Apr 1996, William B. Norton wrote:
There was also a fear that marketing folks might be attracted to the bright lights and degrade the technical quality of the meeting. Reasonable concerns.
As someone who suggested that NANOG should consider making press releases to educate more people about Internet operational issues, I strongly agree that there is no place for the press at the NANOG meetings. I just wanted to see more of the issues and decisions written up after the fact by someone who is a part of NANOG and understands the difference between off-the-cuff personal comments and official corporate policies. Michael Dillon Voice: +1-604-546-8022 Memra Software Inc. Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com E-mail: michael@memra.com
As I mentioned last weekend, I have started working on a rough draft for an informational RFC intended to help more people understand the operational structure of the net. The rough draft (not spellchecked or grammar checked) is available at http://sidhe.memra.com/rough.txt I am mostly interested in knowing where my facts are wrong and where I have missed important pieces. Of course, you can make any other comments you wish, but perhaps private email would be the most appropriate place for them. I want to have this document finished in another week and submitted to the RFC editors. Michael Dillon Voice: +1-604-546-8022 Memra Software Inc. Fax: +1-604-546-3049 http://www.memra.com E-mail: michael@memra.com
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