[WSIS CS-Plenary] UN Official Document System is online

[Jeanette Hofmann]

Georg C. F. Greve wrote:

Georg, I am not sure your judgement of the composition and competence of 
WGIG is fair.

First, it was clear from the outset that not all vital interests could 
be represented directly in a group with limited membership. Second, most 
of the CS members do sympathise with the free software movement and are 
certainly willing to listen and take up the issue you wnat to bring 
forward. Third, another group which, to quote you, fundamentally affects 
the shape of the Internet - the IETF, which is responsible among other 
things for TCP/IP and the DNS -, is represented in WGIG, the IETF.

jeanette


> As a result, the setup of the UN WGIG in particular has failed to
> involve the groups that actually shape what the WGIG is thinking about
> governing. Neither Free Software, nor Patents, Copyrights, Trademarks
> (PCT) issues are represented in the WGIG, although both fundamentally
> affect the shape of the internet.
> 
> This really only leaves limiting the scope and effect of the UN WGIG
> as much as possible to avoid wasting resources and doing potentially
> irreparable harm or harm that would take a lot of work and resources
> to undo.
> 
> Regards,
> Georg
>