<html><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; line-break: after-white-space;" class="">I’ve made no secret at any point (since it became the case) of the fact that Cloud Innovation is<div class="">one of my clients. Do you routinely tell everyone you talk to who your clients are as a matter of</div><div class="">course?</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">When asked, I told the truth. Plainly, directly, and immediately.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">The fact that I didn’t volunteer the information upon introduction does not in any way affect</div><div class="">the validity or accuracy of what I had to say.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Owen</div><div class=""><br class=""><div><br class=""><blockquote type="cite" class=""><div class="">On Aug 3, 2021, at 04:33 , Omo Oaiya <<a href="mailto:Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net" class="">Omo.Oaiya@wacren.net</a>> wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><div class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div dir="ltr" class=""><div class="">Hello Patrice,</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">My thanks too. I understand from your comment that Owen Delong did not volunteer this information.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">I have read the article. The fact that Owen did not disclose upfront that he was hired by Cloud Innovation makes his opinion less meaningful and suspect. Something you perhaps want to correct so you are not complicit in deceiving your readership.</div><div class=""><br class=""></div><div class="">Best wishes,</div><div class="">Omo</div><div class=""><br class=""></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br class=""><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, 3 Aug 2021 at 12:19, Ish Sookun <<a href="mailto:ish.sookun@lasentinelle.mu" class="">ish.sookun@lasentinelle.mu</a>> wrote:<br class=""></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Patrice,<br class="">
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Thank you. Indeed, your reply helps and it is appreciated.<br class="">
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Cheers,<br class="">
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-- <br class="">
Ish Sookun<br class="">
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On Tuesday, 3 August 2021 14:54:45 +04 Patrice Donzelot wrote:<br class="">
> Hi Ish<br class="">
> <br class="">
> As M. Delong mentioned, he told me CI is his company's client. But it was<br class="">
> not mentioned in the first email I got. In a reply, I ask him which<br class="">
> relation he has with CI. I hope it helps.<br class="">
> <br class="">
> Regards<br class="">
> Patrice Donzelot<br class="">
> <a href="mailto:patrice@defimedia.info" target="_blank" class="">patrice@defimedia.info</a><br class="">
> (+230)57864142 / (+230)2070666<br class="">
> <br class="">
> ________________________________<br class="">
> From: Ish Sookun <<a href="mailto:ish.sookun@lasentinelle.mu" target="_blank" class="">ish.sookun@lasentinelle.mu</a>><br class="">
> Sent: Tuesday, 3 August 2021, 11:58<br class="">
> To: Owen DeLong<br class="">
> Cc: Patrice Donzelot; Community Discuss<br class="">
> Subject: Re: [Community-Discuss] South Africa ISPA Statement on Recent<br class="">
> AFRINIC developments<br class="">
> <br class="">
> Hi Patrice,<br class="">
> <br class="">
> I am looping you in a discussion thread on the AFRINIC mailing list [1]<br class="">
> which has a public archive.<br class="">
> <br class="">
> As per Owen Delong's below statement, it seems that he didn't conceal that<br class="">
> he is a consultant for Cloud Innovation Ltd and that you « perhaps » chose<br class="">
> not to print that information in the Défimedia [1] article.<br class="">
> <br class="">
> For the sake of transparency, can you tell us whether Owen's professional<br class="">
> relationship with Cloud Innovation Ltd was disclosed to you or not?<br class="">
> <br class="">
> Regards,<br class="">
> <br class="">
> --<br class="">
> Ish Sookun<br class="">
> <br class="">
> [1] <a href="https://defimedia.info/litige-qui-menace-internet-laccusateur-contredit-afrinic" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://defimedia.info/litige-qui-menace-internet-laccusateur-contredit-afrinic</a><br class="">
> <br class="">
> On Tuesday, 3 August 2021 11:03:31 +04 Owen DeLong wrote:<br class="">
> > The fact that Patrice chose not to print it when he paraphrased my remarks<br class="">
> > does not mean that I did not disclose it to him.<br class="">
> > <br class="">
> > You are mistaken in believing that I concealed it or did not tell him.<br class="">
> > Perhaps you should ask him yourself why he did not disclose that CI is one<br class="">
> > of my consulting clients, which is exactly what I told him.<br class="">
> > <br class="">
> > Owen<br class="">
> > <br class="">
> > > On Aug 2, 2021, at 23:30 , Ish Sookun <<a href="mailto:ish.sookun@lasentinelle.mu" target="_blank" class="">ish.sookun@lasentinelle.mu</a>><br class="">
> > > wrote:<br class="">
> > > <br class="">
> > > Hi Owen,<br class="">
> > > <br class="">
> > > On Tuesday, 3 August 2021 07:38:35 +04 Owen DeLong via Community-Discuss<br class="">
> > > <br class="">
> > > wrote:<br class="">
> > >> Under such a circumstance, with so many customers and the company’s<br class="">
> > >> reputation on the line, the decision was made (well above my pay grade)<br class="">
> > >> that it was necessary to pursue legal remedies to protect the company<br class="">
> > >> from<br class="">
> > >> AFRINIC’s unreasonable actions.<br class="">
> > > <br class="">
> > > Don't you think you forgot to mention your affiliation with CI when<br class="">
> > > addressing to the journalist of Défimedia newspaper [1] (Mauritius)? I<br class="">
> > > refer to your><br class="">
> > > <br class="">
> > > statement:<br class="">
> > > « Le consultant américain et spécialiste d’internet, Owen DeLong a<br class="">
> > > <br class="">
> > > également souhaité réagir. Il prend position en faveur de Cloud<br class="">
> > > Innovation. Dans un courriel adressé au Défi Plus [...] Owen DeLong<br class="">
> > > estime lui aussi que Cloud Innovation est dans son bon droit. »<br class="">
> > > <br class="">
> > > Don't you think this piece of information was important to the readers,<br class="">
> > > that you are on CI payroll and not an independent American consultant &<br class="">
> > > Internet specialist saying that CI is right?<br class="">
> > > <br class="">
> > > Regards,<br class="">
> > > <br class="">
> > > --<br class="">
> > > Ish Sookun<br class="">
> > > <br class="">
> > > [1] <a href="https://defimedia.info/litige-qui-menace-internet-laccusateur-contredit-afrinic" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank" class="">https://defimedia.info/litige-qui-menace-internet-laccusateur-contredit-afrinic</a><br class="">
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