[discuss] shifts in IANA/accountability discussion: your thoughts?

Sun Jun 22 19:27:35 UTC 2014

From: Pranesh Prakash <pranesh at cis-india.org>
>When someone says access to <public utility> should be free, they do not
>mean that providing access to <public utility> doesn't cost money (often
>borne by taxpayers or corporations).  They mean that access to <public
>utility> should be free.
>
>I don't necessarily agree with this viewpoint.  But it doesn't help to
>argue whether there are costs associated with <public utility> when no
>one is making an argument that there are no costs associate with <public
>utility>.

Exactly, what I was trying to say but well put. Thank you.

Without such definitions and boundaries the discussion takes on a
sophomoric tone.

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