Re: [IFWP] Re: [dnso.discuss] Modifications to ICIIU Guidelines a nd NCDNHC definition

[Kent Crispin]

On Tue, Jun 01, 1999 at 02:27:29AM +0000, William X. Walsh wrote:
[...]
> 
> 2) Organizations who predominately represent the interests of
> commercial organizations. (This excludes the ISOC).

This is false.  ISOC does not by any means "primarily represent the
interests of commercial organizations".  It has on the order of 200
organizational members (not all of them commercial), and over 6000
individual members.  If anything, ISOC should be said to represent
the interests of individuals.

Here, for example, is a recent message from Don Heath on
isoc-members-discuss:

>At 08:45 AM 5/27/99 +0200, David Nordfors wrote: 
>>Hi!
>> I read in a press release from Apple that the ISOC is supporting 
>> humanitarian work in Kosovo. Perhaps somebody has answers or comments 
>> to Anders' questions?                                                 
>
>Check out http://www.kosovonet.org which ISOC and the Poniecki Foundation
>are doing.                                                                    >   
>Don          

> Commercial interests supporting the ICIIU are doing so for the purpose
> of trying to present a united front against the ISOC,

This is utter nonsense.

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Kent Crispin                               "Do good, and you'll be
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