Re: News coverage, Verisign etc.

["Patrick W. Gilmore" <patrick () ianai net>]

-- On Wednesday, October 8, 2003 14:08 -0700
-- Dave Crocker <dhc () dcrocker net> supposedly wrote:

> In any event, the problem is not that the semantics of the word are wrong
> in this case, but that using the word just serves to inflame. I was
> particularly heartened that yesterday's meeting was conducted in a
> thoroughly professional tone, with folks offering clear and practical
> expressions of their views.

Since I was not at the meeting, just read the press accounts, I am 
interested in this.  I got the distinct impression that, although 
"professional", Verisign was making an effort to keep things on a purely 
technical track.  And then afterwards claimed that "nothing broke" since 
Joe User could get to www.[webpage].com.

This is not the attitude of someone trying to work through the process to a 
mutual resolution.  It is the attitude of someone who is trying to work the 
process so they can claim some type of validity to their (pre-determined) 
decision.

As someone who was there, would you care to comment on my impression? 
Happy to be wrong, I certainly would love it if Verisign is actually doing 
"the right thing".

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TTFN,
patrick