Re: [ga] Re: DNS/ICANN understanding

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Harald and all remaining assembly members,

Harald Alvestrand wrote:

> At 15:41 23/08/2000 +0200, Jefsey Morfin wrote:
> >Dear Dave,
> >
> >1. Candidate filtering
> >I thank you for this. This should be rule nr°1 in all the Internet so
> >called "governance".
> >At 06:11 23/08/00, you wrote:
> >>The ICANN Board is responsible for global policy of DNS (and IP)
> >>administration.  Having experience with a particular registry is, of
> >>course, helpful.  However it tells us nothing about the person's
> >>understanding of large-scale operations, design or policy issues. They
> >>might have great insight or they might not.  We can't tell.
> >>An auto mechanic might be quite good at auto repair, but would you
> >>automatically assume that they are good at designing a new automobile, or
> >>even able to suggest engineering changes to existing cars?  And just so
> >>there is no confusion:  the answer to both parts is no.)
>
> otoh, I would trust someone who does not know how a car works with
> designing a new one about as far as I can throw the average car.
> If the choice for car designer (technical) is between an auto mechanic and
> a medical doctor, I know what I'd choose, in the absence of other information.

  Good point here Harald, although it is not a good analogy and therefore
is not really germane to Jefsey's comments in any meaningful manner.
Cars are not a part of the DNS or the Root structure to my knowledge.  >;)

>
>
> This argument by analogy has probably gone far enough.

  Yes it sure has!  Your analogy was so far off base it doesn't
even come close to reality...  Unfortunate.

>
>
> (As an IAB member and thus part of the team behind the unique root comment,
> I won't comment on the rest of the message - I don't want to bother trying
> to convince people who *refuse* to understand.)

  Good.  It seems that the IAB from their (Report??) didn't understand
very well at all.  But of course the IAB hasn't for some time now...

>
>
>             Harald
>
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