Policy Statement on Address Space Allocations

On Wed, 14 Feb 1996, Edward Henigin wrote:

> On Thu, 1 Feb 1996, Bill Manning wrote:
> > 	There may be other incentives
> > 	applied to facilitate the return, but strong-arm tactics
> > 	and coersion, threats and hostile actions are not my favorites.
> > 	I'd prefer to take almost any other action than blacklisting and
> > 	hijacking.  To take such actions,  while it can be rationalized
> > 	as a technological means to protect a networks internal 
> > 	stability, is presumptious and rude at best and legally 
> > 	indefensable at worst.
> 
> 	so what you're saying is, if a Government (agency) were to take such
> action, it could work..???
> 
> 	but then again, we don't *want* government involved...

well, then there are a couple of simple rules to be observed

1) dont piss off the international community and declare Internet to US 
owned (like the guy who posted 'he is sick of his country to provide 
support for others who don't deserve it'.
2) work for seamless interoperability, and this means cast out people or 
corporations who do noe
3) don't implement anything that causes friction , is not backwards 
compatible, or deprives communities (which can be nations, networks, 
religious aggregations or sex maniacs) from expressing themselves 
*between themselves* (watch the stars!).

Be conservative in what you receive, leading edge in what you provide

Simple, no?

Mike

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> 
> 	where's daddy when you need him ?  Love/hate relationship to
> say the least.
> 

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