> -----Original Message----- > > Thanks for putting this forward, insightful stuff that nicely restates and > extends the views you've been articulating about GAC for some time. You > obviously hit some key nails right on the head. My problem is, your tool of > choice is something bigger than a hammer-more like a nuke. I'm afraid I > agree with Kathy that the consistently caustic tone, which would be fine in an > IGP blog entry, seems entirely misplaced in a démarche from a SG that > presumably would like to be able to communicate with and influence the > GAC. It's already been toned down. I thought Joy made some actionable suggestions which I will work on when I get a chance; there should be time in a few days to determine whether a joint statement is possible or whether we do a sign-on statement. I wouldn't give up yet. Take a crack at editing the doc.