RE: The telephone network and the internet (RE: [ga] ALAC comment s on proposed Bylaws modifications)

[richard.hill@itu.int]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Marc Schneiders [mailto:marc@fuchsia.bijt.net]
> Sent: Monday, 10 March 2003 21:43
> To: richard.hill@itu.int
> Cc: ga@dnso.org
> Subject: RE: The telephone network and the internet (RE: [ga] ALAC
> comment s on proposed Bylaws modifications)
> 
> 
> On Mon, 10 Mar 2003, at 14:31 [=GMT+0100], richard.hill@itu.int wrote:
> 
> > Anybody can download up to three ITU-T Recommendations per 
> year for free
> > from our web site.
> >
> > I agree that this is not the same as IETF or ICANN where 
> everything is
> > available for free.
> 
> Or WIPO, IIRC. Makes one think about IntProp.
> 
> It isn't enough, 3 texts. There are more than 3 documents 
> about e.164. So
> anyone interesting in _studying_ e.164, has to come up with cash, or
> cannot get the full ITU picture. I must say that I find it 
> outrageous that
> we are charged to be able to participate. This does not at all suggest
> that there is a open bottom up process. And even apart from 
> participation,
> standards should be freely available. It is the best road to get them
> implemented, I guess.

These comments have been made before and discussed in ITU.  At present, the
membership feels that it is appropriate to recover the costs of publication.

The topic will certainly continue to be discussed and the consensus might
change in the future.

Best,
Richard
--
This message was passed to you via the ga@dnso.org list.
Send mail to majordomo@dnso.org to unsubscribe
("unsubscribe ga" in the body of the message).
Archives at http://www.dnso.org/archives.html