Re: If Muslims are blocked by the U.S., should the IETF respond?

" Saifi Khan " <saifi.khan@strikr.in> Mon, 30 January 2017 18:38 UTC

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From: Saifi Khan <saifi.khan@strikr.in>
To: Dave Burstein <daveb@dslprime.com>, ietf@ietf.org
Subject: Re: If Muslims are blocked by the U.S., should the IETF respond?
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No !

The IETF and its members must stay focussed on what the IETF is for and what it's goals are.


warm regards
Saifi.

>  -------Original Message-------
>  From: Dave Burstein <daveb@dslprime.com>
>  To: ietf@ietf.org
>  Subject: If Muslims are blocked by the U.S., should the IETF respond?
>  Sent: Jan 28 '17 01:00
>  
>  Folks
>  
>  The IETF has generally steered clear of political entanglements, which
>  I think wise. Nonetheless, I raise the question of whether we should
>  respond to the proposed U.S. ban on nationals of Iran, Iraq, Libya,
>  Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Yemen.
>  
>  Scott Aaronson reports one of his MIT students will probably have to
>  leave if he can't get his visa removed. We all know how many Iranians
>  are world-class technologists, including in computer science and
>  electrical engineering.
>  
>  I hope many from outside the United States speak up. The issues around
>  Trump make it hard to be objective here.
>  
>  Should we take a stand?
>  
>  If so, should it be symbolic or substantive?
>  
>  Symbolic actions could include:
>  
>  * A resolution
>  
>  * Establishing remote hubs for our meetings in Iran and one of the
>  Arabic speaking countries. ISOC has funded remote hubs.
>  * Outreach in Farsi and Arabic to show that whatever actions the
>  government takes, the IETF welcomes participation. This could be as
>  simple as Jari Arkko writing a letter to the editor of the leading
>  newspapers with an invitation for all to join our work.
>  
>  Some might also think that we should move the July 2018 meeting from
>  San Francisco to a location accessible to more of our members, perhaps
>  to Mexico or Canada.
>  ------------
>  
>  As we discuss this, I urge everyone to avoid distracting comments
>  about U.S. politics. We're not going to change many minds here pro or
>  con the new U.S. President.
>  
>  Instead, let's keep the discussion here to how we should respond to a
>  major nation refusing visas to so many of our members.
>  
>  Dave Burstein
>  
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