[Ecommerce] Re: [Openstds] DCOS reporting back at Rio Internet Governance Forum

[Rishab Aiyer Ghosh]

dear benoit,

since the DCOS mission statement is public and pretty clear, it would be ni=
ce to know the official BSA position, representing the views of the full me=
mbership. that would seem to be the starting point for a discussion of any =
possible inconsistencies.

i look forward to seeing a statement this position, as a way of continuing =
our discussion.

best,
rishab

On Tue, Nov 27, 2007 at 03:47:41PM -0500, Benoit Muller wrote:
> Dear Rishab,
>
> My message was personal, in response to Susy quoting me out of context
> in Rio.
>
> I agree we should further discuss inconsistencies between the DCOS
> Mission Statement and BSA positions.
>
> I regret we did not have this opportunity in Rio.
>
> When back from travel the next two weeks, I would be pleased to discuss
> with you/Susy/others how best to engage in a constructive dialogue.
>
> Best,
>
> Benoit
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rishab Aiyer Ghosh [mailto:rishab@dxm.org]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 1:40 AM
> To: Benoit Muller
> Cc: Susy Struble; Thiru Balasubramaniam; Open Standards DCOS;
> a2k@lists.essential.org; ecommerce@lists.essential.org; HASSAN Ayesha;
> hshaw@uscib.org; mkummer@unog.ch
> Subject: Re: [Openstds] DCOS reporting back at Rio Internet Governance
> Forum
> Importance: High
>
> dear benoit,
>
> i was curious about the claim you made below that the DCOS mission
> statement is "not consistent with mainstream software industry views on
> interoperability and standards". on what basis do you make this claim?
> is this only your personal, private opinion - which is what i must
> assume, unless you contradict me - or is an official BSA position with
> the full support of the BSA membership?
>
> i would also like to note that the DCOS mission statement is not a Sun
> Microsystems mission statement, as implied by you, or indeed a statement
> by any other company. it is a statement drafted (and agreed to,
> publicly) by various participants under the multi-stakeholder process
> following the guidelines of the IGF. the DCOS was acknowledged as among
> the most active and earliest to form dynamic coalitions within the IGF
> framework.
>
> best,
> rishab
>
> On Fri, 2007-11-16 at 10:07 -0500, Benoit Muller wrote:
> > While you bear the responsibility of being the only business
> > representative to the Dynamic Coalition on Open Standards (and
> > excluding others from participating by requesting to sign on to the
> > narrow mission statement you have drafted based on your company's
> > positions that are not consistent with mainstream software industry
> > views on interoperability and standards, unless you have indeed
> > decided yesterday to revise the Coalition's mission as per your
> > intervention quoted above), calling on government intervention in ICT
> > standardization without being specific neither about the alleged
> > public interest dimension underpinning your agenda nor about what type
> > of intervention you are seeking, I call on you to in future fully
> > adhere to the rules and spirit of the IGF.
>
> >
>
>
>
> ....
>
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