On Sun, Oct 29, 2017 at 01:59:44PM -0700, S Moonesamy wrote: > Hi Keith, > At 12:44 PM 29-10-2017, Keith Moore wrote: > >Nations are sometimes perceived as interfering in ordinary > >people's ability to live and function. > > I unfortunately cannot do much about that. I thought the Internet translation of "comply with all local laws and regulations" was "offer services from a foreign country". As funny but true as it was in hmm... 1995 ? when i think i first heard it, it is still the most fundamental opportunity and challenge of the Internet. And i do not see a good reflection of that in the mission statement. Overall: I do not think the mission statement as it stands right now (and has in the past) is very useful. Nobody who is not deeply involved in ISOC overall would be able to translate all these bullet points into actual facts of interest. I can maybe translate half way 3..5 bullet points but i would still prefer hard facts over uninspiring headlines that by themselves read only like marketing. I suggest ISOC sits down, takes those 8 bullet points and converts them into 8 sections for the ISOC wikipedia entry, where each section could be lets say 1/2 ... 1 page long, highlighting the core historic achievements, current challenges and ongoing activies for each of these bullet points. And then make https://www.internetsociety.org/mission/ point to the wikipedia article. That is how the Internet should work IMHO. Also: ISOC is not only the Internet (surprise). I am totally missing a statement about supporting proliferation of open technologies, development, operations and management practices of the Internet to infinity and beyond. Is that not what IoT will be all about ? That is not going to be the Internet. That is going to be many internets totalling much more than the Internet will ever be. Cheers Toerless > > >What kind of empowerment would you like everyone to have? I > >personally favor freedom of speech, freedom of association, > >freedom to expose and dismantle structures of oppression. > > I once asked a colleague whether he/she would choose to use a > building for a church or a school; the reply was interesting [1]. I > do not have the ability to empower anyone. I respect your views > (second sentence in the paragraph quoted above) > > >Do they have monopolies or something? > > It is a different ecosystem(s). > > Regards, > S. Moonesamy -- --- tte@xxxxxxxxx