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> I AM a little concerned if this was a decision made by Merit. Last I knew, > this was a NANOG meeting, not a Merit meeting. I do not believe that Merit > should be making a decision of this nature without the direct input of the > NANOG membership. If I missed this in October or November, I apologize. > <fact> There is no NANOG membership. There is the NANOG community. There are no firm criteria for citizenship in said community, so it would be difficult to define a voting process in terms of who does or does not get to vote. </fact> Owen > --- > Opinions in this email are the personal opinions of the author and are not > associated with author's employer. This email account is a not the regular > email account of the author and is being used for the protection of the > employer. > > > ----Original Message Follows---- > From: Stephen Stuart <[email protected]> > To: Adam Rothschild <[email protected]> > CC: Ukyo Kuonji <[email protected]>, [email protected] > Subject: Re: Beer and Gear surprise > Date: Wed, 21 Feb 2001 02:43:34 -0800 > > > <rumor> > > > > Sponsors were specifically asked _not_ to give out clothing, as the > > Cisco boxer shorts distributed at NANOG 20 were somehow deemed > > offensive and discriminatory. > > > > </rumor> > > <fact> > > At NANOG 20, there was a mad rush from the meeting room before > technical talks were over for the day to get to the Beer and Gear to > suck up all the vendor trinkets. This was perceived as being > astoundingly disrespectful to the people who take the time to put > together a presentation and deliver it. > > </fact> > > Stephen > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > > >
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