[9438] in Commercialization & Privatization of the Internet
Re: Aikens last (but long) posting/comments on ISOC and related issues
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Robert G. Moskowitz)
Wed Jan 5 11:23:47 1994
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 94 10:52 EST
From: "Robert G. Moskowitz" <0003858921@mcimail.com>
To: Noel Chiappa <jnc@ginger.lcs.mit.edu>
To: com priv <com-priv@psi.com>
To: ietf <ietf@cnri.reston.va.us>
To: isoc trustees <isoc-trustees@cnri.reston.va.us>
Noel said:
>I don't want to get sidetracked into a long philosophical/historical debate
>here (some of us would enjoy it, but I suspect most would be bored :-), but
>my thinking is that it is in everyone's long-term self interest to act with
>character and "good will". It is also my thinking that there is no way to
>design an organizational system which will continue to work when the
>players in it no longer exhibit that elusive quality called "character".
>So, I reckon "good will" will always be a necessary component of success.
>In that way I disagree with you.....
What is that golf rule that says 'each person keeps there own score"? This
rule has created the fair play and success of golf. One of my colleagues
that is a big golfer was talking not long ago about a country club that fell
apart when the members started cheating on their cards. Actually came to
blows in the parking lot...
Self interest is probably the best path to fair play.
Bob
