Hi all, I gather some messages I sent over the course of the last few days that were cc:d to the list could not be posted because I wasn't a list member. ICANN staff, in their usual efficient way, noticed this and asked whether, since there was already a declaration of interests on file for me from CWG contributions, I wanted to join the list. Since I guess there's a small topic that might be made more smooth if I can reply directly, I said I would. So I'm going to forward a few mails from the last few days that didn't get copied here, but that should have. I thought I'd warn you. Since I'm posting anyway, I want to emphasise that I do not intend in any way to swoop in at the last minute and pretend I'm some kind of contributor. I repeat what I said in Dublin: I'm impressed with all the hard work that's been going on, and I'm going to try to stay out of most conversations unless someone asks my opinion. I have my own views about some things, of course, and if you think I'm failing in my plan to keep quiet on topics where I haven't the relevant history (and it doesn't directly touch on that IAB/IETF thing), please feel free to tell me about the short pier where I should go a-strolling. I do know a lot about how we resolve certain things in the IETF and, differently, in certain free software communities; if it would be helpful to know about that, maybe, please don't be afraid to goose me. Finally, since I'm here anyway, if there's text you want fresh eyes on, feel free to send it my way. I'm likely to ask stupid questions, but often when you want fresh eyes those questions can help. I hope that I can make a small contribution to bringing everything to a successful conclusion. Thanks for your indulgence. Best regards, A -- Andrew Sullivan ajs@anvilwalrusden.com