My objective when talking to reporters who write for the *business* section is to project that mere awareness is not good enough anymore for businesses; businesses need to have a plan. For you all on this list this should help the next time you talk to the suits who decide about strategy and investments ... independently of which particular strategy you are going to recommend. The non-technical press always simplifies and exaggerates; this is a fact of life. I am sure all of us evaluate news stories based on the source. It is fine if you say to the suits "this is exaggerated, let's ......", just make the right recommendation or decision. ;-) This reporter did a very reasonable job considering the space he has to operate in. And no I am not going to ask them to rectify the technical inaccuracies that crept in. This is besides the main point to the intended audience. Daniel Karrenberg Chief Scientist RIPE NCC PS: Note that I just re-subscribed to this list in order to react. I had left it because I do not currently have any work in the IETF and I stay away as long as I have no work here; I will visit in Maastricht though since it is 30 mins down the road from my home and a nice place to be in general. PPS: Recommendations: Brussels airport is closer than Amsterdam by high speed train. Rent a bicycle in Maastricht. Get out of the conference centre and meeting hotel! If you are not cycling you can walk to downtown or take the buses that leave about every 10 minutes during the day. Keep your passport with you, the city borders on Belgium in the west and you may be there before you know it. Aachen in Germany is close by, by public bus, worth the trip. Daniel _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf