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

[Benoit Muller]

Thanks Rishab, makes sense, I look forward to continuing our discussion.



-----Original Message-----
From: Rishab Aiyer Ghosh [mailto:rishab@dxm.org]
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2007 11:35 PM
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; Rishab Aiyer Ghosh
Subject: Re: [Openstds] DCOS reporting back at Rio Internet Governance
Forum

dear benoit,

since the DCOS mission statement is public and pretty clear, it would be
nice to know the official BSA position, representing the views of the
full membership. 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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>
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