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Peter Merel (pete@zip.com.au) said something about:
:-->
:-->Before a body can claim to represent the Internet in Australia it'll
:-->need to cover a lot of ground - I'm immediately curious about how
:-->ISOC-AU will relate to and distinguish itself from ACS, EFA, INTIAA and
:-->the stronger regional bodies like WAIA. Would ISOC-AU take over any of
:-->the infrastructure roles that aarnet^h^h^h^h^h^htelstranet presently
:-->manages, and would it shoulder some of the thankless burdens like IP
:-->registry that (hopefully) most people are now content to rationalise?

how it will relate? frankly.. the internet has no decent bodies/orgs.

The EFA is barely useful, especially when compared to their namesake the EFF.
I was at their latest action in sydney... their main public speaker needs to
learn how to string some words together.

THE ACS? who? The INTIAA? Amateur ineffectual wanabees with highly biased
and elitist members; WAIA, regional... no use on a national scale (no offense)
Paul is a good guy who wouldnt be out of place on the ISOC-AU board.

The ISOC-AU seems to be exactly what we need, run by people who have

* standing in the internet community
* know what they are talking about
* proven track record
and much more.

I trust Hugh to head up an organization, especially if people like
Geoff Houston, Robert Elz, and other people who look after this industry
and help keep it running. 

It would be a great thing if the .au administration was handed over to the
ISOC-AU, so that one man didnt run it. 

There would need to be a lot of discussion, but it has my support and the ISP's
companies I am involved with.


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