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Niall O'Reilly Niall.oReilly at ucd.ie
Mon Sep 22 11:35:38 CEST 1997
On 20 Sep 97 at 23:30, Dave Crocker wrote: > In any event, there has been a tendency for folks who lobby for > particular representation to ignore matters of actual content. On 20 Sep 97 at 17:32, I (Niall O'Reilly) wrote: The "Europe" which "has 2 people sitting on the iPOC" is that "Europe" (if any) to which these people are listening, and which they are keeping informed, and whose interests they are working to protect. I particularly avoid saying, "whose interests they represent", as I believe that if adequate protection is afforded actual representation may not need to be an issue. So far, this "Europe" is neither the "Europe of RIPE" nor the "Europe of the Commission". I'm not sure whether that reached the POC list. I'm also not certain how widely held is my view that representation is a secondary issue. This seems to be what Dave is saying too. If what I've called the "marketing gap" can be closed, this may perhaps diminish the demand for representation. Niall O'Reilly -------- Logged at Mon Sep 22 13:23:15 MET DST 1997 ---------
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