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Fri Dec 25 19:24:10 1981
Re: Proposed USENET policy
It's unfortunate that we can't all be at USENIX to discuss this, but it's
a fact of life and this is the main reason I've been asking for some
discussion HERE. I have gotten lots of pressure to let the people at
USENIX make the decisions (for the network name, too) and I want to state
for the record that while I fully hope to postpone all such decisions until
at least USENIX, the people who can't make it to Santa Monica this January
have just as much right to be heard as those who can. Conversely, I feel
that anyone who hasn't joined USENET yet but plans to show up on person has
a lot of nerve trying to mandate the results of the decision. I want to
hear both groups, but the real public that counts here is the USERS OF THE
NET (e.g. all you folks that are reading this).
Since carrying out a discussion on this medium is very reasonable, but
carrying out a vote is not, I suggest that we all air our opinions here
and that after we talk ourselves out, those who can't make it to USENIX
should find somebody who can and have them cast your vote by proxy.
(Preferably someone you can talk with in person and hand a piece of paper
to with your signature on it.)
Mark Horton
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