Re: Request for community guidance on issue concerning afuture meeting of the IETF

[Cullen Jennings <fluffy at cisco.com>]

+1 to Adrian's suggestion. I'd love to hear from people who live in  
the PRC about any of the legal questions I have raised. Using specific  
previous IETF discussions seems a fine way to look at it in a very  
concrete way.

So far I have heard in private from more than one person that is not  
willing to comment publicly. Roughly what I have been hearing is "yes  
it is illegal, no you won't be arrested for it." If that is the  
answer, I can certainly understand why no one wants to put it out on a  
public list.


On Sep 20, 2009, at 12:51 PM, Adrian Farrel wrote:

> On Sep 20, 2009, at 12:37 PM, Michael StJohns wrote:
>
> > I'd be happy to have a WG meeting in the PRC - on topics other  
> > than  those common to the security area, but I remain concerned  
> > about  prior restraint for the IETF as a whole as a price of  
> > holding a  meeting there.
>
> I wonder if we could ask. Is that too simple?
>
> We have plenty of minutes of previous meetings, slidesets, and I-Ds/ 
> RFCs. We even have audio recordings.
>
> There have been loads of Chinese nationals at the meetings who could  
> comment.
>
> Can we find out in advance whether the material is even close to  
> being an issue to the Chinese government?
>
> My guess is that it would not be and that clearing the air in this  
> way would be welcomed.
>
> Thanks,
> Adrian
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