Re: David's comments

[Einar Stefferud <Stef=[e-mail]>]

Hello Carl -- I shall your deep concerns.

I read Vint's forwarded copy of Dave's message with considerable
amazement, and found myself desperately trying to decode it.

My conclusion, after considerable thought, is that Dave's remarks were
simply not intended for broadcast to the poised list.  They must have
been written for Vint's eyes only, or for the ISOC Trustees only.

In that context, I have no problem with what he has to say.  Vint
certainly knows how much thought has gone into our poised efforts, as
do several others among the ISOC Trustees, and I trust that they will
be able to filter and interpret Dave's comments in terms of his
context of ACM experience.  (Clearly we are not another ACM;-).

So, I suggest that we all just pretend that we did not see it, since
it was not intended for us to see, and go on about our business of
working out the details of our plan as we have been doing.

As I see it, things are going along very well, considering where we
have been, and considering the magnitude of the changes that are
underway.  I am optimistic that we are on the right track, and that
all the comments so far (including Dave's) can and should be classed
as suggestions for fine tuning of a basically sound arrangement.

WHAT WE MUST NOT DO, is allow this accidental disclosure to undo what
we have accomplished, or to stop us from continuing to muddle through.

Cheers...\Stef