On Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:32:30 +0100, Jeff Williams
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Richard and all,
>
> Especially you Vinton! Yeah, Richard, that thought had crossed my mind
>as well when reading this. But my main thought was the "Caliber" of
>MCI's management and their involvement with ICANN through the GIP....
>
> Sort of like the quadriplegic? blind, leading the blind, if you catch my
>drift here....
>
> Of course the as Vinton says, the Internet is for everybody, eh? >;)
>But it makes one stop to wonder if there will be an Internet left when
>this sort of leadership is done with it....
>
> You know RIchard, and yes you too Vinton, this article also got me to
>thinking back, and than reviewing some exchanges I had with Vinton
>in the early stages of the GIP regarding funding. I originally offered
>to provision some substantial funding for the GIP (I am sure that you
>remember these E-Mail exchanges don't you Vinton?) But after Vinton
>suggested that I confer with George Sorros (Another GIP funder) and I
>did a little checking, I found out that "Good old George", in FY '98 had
>managed to lose his customers $1B+, I quickly reconsidered, and
>began to realize that there was a fairly serious problem form a thinking
>standpoint here.... Oh yes, as I also recall John Patrick (IBM) and
>Roger Cochetti (IBM) were copied on those E-mail exchanges as well....
Just in case anyone still believes these blathers about Jeff, feel
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Feel free to refer anyone to this site who you think might be taking
Jeff too seriously.
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