[Chapter-delegates] OneWebDay 2009 - tomorrow 22 September

[Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond]

"Alejandro Pisanty" <apisan at servidor.unam.mx> wrote:

> Can someone among the Chapter Delegates kindly explain to me why we 
> support OneWebDay while it circulates a "pledge against the digital 
> divide" that contains wording which is directly hostile to ISOC, the IETF, 
> and other organizations ISOC supports?
>
> I quote: "Right now, governments, corporate entities and technical elites 
> decide the fate of the most powerful, inclusive communications platform 
> ever created. They're making decisions about who will have access, at what 
> speeds, and at what price. They're deciding how to invest in training and 
> education in 21st century communications."

It looks like they got a bit carried away with their language, doesn't it?
Several such groups have recently put out petitions about Network Neutrality 
& other contentious and complex issues. In most cases, the wording of their 
text left much to be desired due to unfortunate amalgamation of targets, 
probably caused by hasty wording and not enough feedback prior to putting 
the petition out.

We know the jist of what they mean. I believe that we generally support 
their point of view. But their inaccurate statements does weaken their 
stance. Yes, the statement, as displayed on the OWD site is ill-written.

I guess everybody can't be as perfect in their statements as ISOC. :-)

Kind regards,

Olivier