You know Ted you crack me up. Todd Glassey ----- Original Message ----- From: "Theodore Tso" <tytso@xxxxxxx> To: "todd glassey" <tglassey@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Cc: <nea@xxxxxxxx>; <ietf@xxxxxxxx> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 3:16 PM Subject: Re: [Nea] WG Review: Network Endpoint Assessment (nea) > On Mon, Oct 09, 2006 at 02:39:46PM -0700, todd glassey wrote: > > So then Ted are you formally saying that it is inappropriate to discuss IETF > > operations or its processes on the IETF@xxxxxxxx mailing list? > > If you have a specific and actionable suggestion regarding IETF > direction, policy, meetings, and procedures, where there is not a more > appropriate e-mail venue (such as the IPR wg list), then it is > certainly, appropriate for the IETF list. > > Your recent postings, alas, have not met this test. > > > The problem with the IPR working group is simply that Harald kicks people > > off for disagreeing with him or his very limited charter. He doesn't want to > > hear about expanding the charter or how these other issues fit into the IPR > > Working Group and in doing so he is violating my and others participatory > > rights as well as our First Amendment rights I believe too. > > First Amendment rights only apply when the US Government restricts > speech. It does not apply anywhere else. In general, you have been > making various legal claims without being a lawyer, and fairly wild > ones which make it very clear that you don't know what you are talking > about. For what it's worth, be advised that I know of know legally > enforceable "right" that you might have towards participating in any > IETF forum, and certainly if you persist in sounding like someone who > does not know what they are talking about, no one is required to > listen to you, either --- and more and more people may in fact decide > that it is wise for them to exercise their right to ignore you. > > Regards, > > - Ted _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf