[ga-full] RE: [ga] Older Registrations

["Roeland M. J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

> From: owner-ga@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Dave
> Crocker
> Sent: Thursday, March 30, 2000 2:09 PM

> There is a continuing failure to distinguish between funding and
> authority.  They are quite separate things.

Maybe in your world that may be the case, but in the real-life commercial
world there is always a quid pro quo. The funding is ALWAYS in exchange for
something of equivalent value. In this case, IANA was getting paid to
perform a function. Regardless of whatever that function may be, would you
agree that this principle would stand? Even the USG does not hand out cash
for no reason. Although, I may grant you that many American academics may
qualify for food stamps [sad, but true].

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