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Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29
From: Michael.Dillon () radianz com
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2003 11:08:13 +0100
But, done politely, without the traditional throwing part.
Taking the tomatoes to the front of the room would be disruptive to the meeting. I suggest that people keep the tomato at their table and hold them in the air when the Verisign people are introduced and again at the end of the talk when they are thanked for their presentation. That gives the opportunity for a photo. And I suggest that if anyone does throw a tomato, the meeting organizers should have hotel security eject them and should ban the person from ever attending another NANOG. This is all about responsible protest and since this group of people has control of a very critical piece of infrastructure, we have to show restraint and demonstrate that we are responsible individuals.
You have to give Verisign some props for having the balls to present at NANOG...and those props should be in the form of not chasing them from
the
room with angry threats and pitchforks.
Please remember that the people presenting for Verisign probably didn't have any say in the decision to insert wildcards and their jobs could be at risk if they openly disagree with Verisign's actions. Don't hassle them, they are only the messengers. But if you have a good job opening in your company, then get the word out to these people and to their colleagues who did not attend NANOG. --Michael Dillon
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- RE: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29 John_York (Oct 18)
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- Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29 Scott Bradner (Oct 18)
- Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29 Andy Dills (Oct 18)
- Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29 Will Yardley (Oct 18)
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- Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29 Andy Dills (Oct 18)
- Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29 JC Dill (Oct 18)
- Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29 Wayne E. Bouchard (Oct 18)
- Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29 Owen DeLong (Oct 18)
- Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29 David Meyer (Oct 18)
- Re: Tomatoes for Verisign at NANOG 29 Wayne E. Bouchard (Oct 18)