Hi Paul, I did *not purposely* misquote you. I truly thought they were related so I did not think there was a need to forward the entire quote- especially since everyone has *already got* a copy of the original. It was important for me that you clarify what you mean- thanks for that.
However, I still don't understand how anyone (whether they are Chinese or non-Chinese) can delay this process by posting up messages and writing drafts? Thanks, Ben ----- Original Message ----- From: "Paul Hoffman / IMC" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, October 29, 2001 10:34 PM Subject: Re: [idn] Traditional-simplified, yet again > At 9:56 PM -0500 10/29/01, ben wrote: > >Hi Paul, > > > >> This discussion has an undercurrent of Chinese vs. non-Chinese, and > >> that is really ugly. The problems faced in traditional-simplified > > > >> The people who say "the IETF cannot move forwards with IDN until it > >> is better for my language than for other people's language" are > >doing > >> a disservice to everyone, including the people who use their own > >> language. > >> > >> --Paul Hoffman, Director > >> --Internet Mail Consortium > >> > > > >Although I generally like to stay out of discussions on TC<->SC (due > >to my lack of technical knowledge compared to most people in this WG), > >I must correct you on the above. To blame the Chinese people in this > >WG for delaying the progress of the IETF is so unfair. How is it > >possible for people to delay the progress of the IETF by simply > >posting up messages and writing drafts? > > Ben, that is both absurd and deeply offensive. You purposely put two > unrelated quotes together and then misquote me. I never said "the > Chinese people" did anything because I know that "the Chinese people" > don't all agree on everything or do the same things. There have been > folks from a number of different countries who have exhibited the > behavior I was complaining about. Further, all of us together are > responsible for the advance and delay in this Working Group. > > Right now, we are waiting for a draft from a group of people that is > comprised of both Chinese and non-Chinese folks who have a deeper > understanding of an important topic that many of the rest of us do. > The nationality of the people writing that document is mostly > irrelevant: their knowledge of the topic is what most important here. > Trying to draw nationalistic lines is not helpful, and is > particularly silly in a body like the IETF. > > --Paul Hoffman, Director > --Internet Mail Consortium > >
