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Re: [Diversity] 'Paywall, ' IETF self-sufficiency, increasing participation (was Re: Remote participation fees)

Pranesh Prakash <pranesh@cis-india.org> Sun, 01 March 2015 20:04 UTC

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Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> [2015-03-001 10:34:10 +0100]:
>> 3) A sizeable number of IETF participants do so using their work e-mail
>>     addresses.
>
> which is a feature, not a bug.  you know who fills their rice bowl.

I am not suggesting it is a bug. Like you, I see it as a feature.

> this is a decade old, but relevant to this 'discussion'
>
>      http://archive.psg.com/051000.ccr-ivtf.html

Thanks, Randy! That was a *very* interesting read.

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