On Mon, Nov 02, 1998 at 10:09:39AM +1300, Robert Gray wrote:
Joe Abley wrote:
I think a better heading would be: What can be done about the legacy of NZGATE-delegated addresses within NZ? Ongoing portability of IP addresses.
An open discussion on this subject is IMHO an excellent idea but the proposed forum is a) not about this topic, b) it is buried in the following all day programme
* Pornography and Other Nasties: Are the ISPs Liable? * Internet Governance: The Future of the DNS * Who Owns Netgate? Portability of IP Addresses * Ethics on the Internet * Does the Internet Need Government? * ThinkQuest: Announcing ISOCNZ as National Partner for ThinkQuest International
which I certainly have no desire to sit through, and c) there's a charge to attend.
If you're in Auckland, then it seems there is a bar in the Sky Tower that will be showing the proceedings on television -- I have been told there is no charge to attend the Sky Tower screening, other than the onerous requirement to purchase drinks from the bar. Unfortunately the arrangement is one-way, so any drunken heckling will not be heard in the capital :)
So, while the need for a discussion (and action) is clear, (no pun intended) I have reservations as to this being the right forum for the discussion.
I don't think there is a problem in discussing what _can_ be done in any
forum; this issue is a fundamental one to many users (although they might
not know it) and the debate needs to be as open and widespread as possible.
As I mentioned before, I share reservations that ISOCNZ is an appropriate
body to _dictate_ policy on this issue. However, it is probably a good
forum in which to make the issues more public.
Joe
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Joe Abley