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Re: [**EXTERNAL**] Re: the race to the bottom problem

Nick Hilliard <nick@foobar.org> Sun, 08 November 2020 16:56 UTC

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Subject: Re: [**EXTERNAL**] Re: the race to the bottom problem
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STARK, BARBARA H wrote on 08/11/2020 15:07:
> I agree. The "race to the bottom" argument is a 100% FUD argument.

It's more than just FUD. The term "race to the bottom" is a politically 
charged phrase which is being used to shut down and obscure legitimate 
discussion about the complex issue of subnet size management on 
production networks.  Loaded language of this form has no place in an 
SDO working group.

Nick

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