On Fri, Sep 18, 2009 at 6:16 PM, Robert Elz <kre@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Date: Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:29:44 -0700 (PDT) > From: Ole Jacobsen <ole@xxxxxxxxx> > Message-ID: <Pine.GSO.4.63.0909181236360.12080@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > | Whether or not we should meet in China based on principles of > | free speech and such is, I think, something we need to come to > | at least a rough consensus on. > > Actually, no, we don't, and shouldn't. If we were to start down > that road we'd need to start analysing the policies of countries on > all kinds of sensitive issues, such as religious freedom, the right > to "bear arms", compulsory military service provisions, whether > or not abortion is permitted, adherence to the Kyoto pact on > climate control, .... > Going down the path of banning meetings in various locations due to ideological issues could rapidly create a dilemma that Berkeley, California found itself in. The Berkeley city council banned purchasing fuel for the city vehicles from various suppliers due to human rights issues, among others. They at some point found out that they had banned all possible suppliers, and therefor could not purchase fuel. They had to compromise on their stance in order to keep the community running. > > kre > > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > -- Clint (JOATMON) Chaplin Principal Engineer Corporate Standardization (US) SISA _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf