Re[8]: [ga] GA position on Verisign contract

["William X. Walsh" <william@userfriendly.com>]

Hello Roberto,

Monday, March 26, 2001, 10:48:09 PM, Roberto Gaetano wrote:

> Hi, William.

>>
>> > Maybe my perception of the consensus has been wrong, but what I have
>> > registered is a lot of people that were complaining about the 
>>possibility
>> > that current .org registrations could have been evicted, but not a lot 
>>of
>> > people clearly affirming that the charter of .org shall not be changed.
>> > Moreover, the very fact that people are expressing their worries about 
>>the
>> > eviction from .org *implies* that they estimate possible that a charter 
>>can
>> > be enforced.
>>
>>I've tried to find those messages, and found only one that says they
>>were concerned about just the issue of existing .org holders losing
>>their names compared to all of the others that opposed any change in
>>the charter.

> If I had the wrong perception, I apologize.
> On one point though I insist: the focus of the current debate was on option 
> A vs. option B, not the change of the charter. To make a consensus call on 
> something that was not stated as the subject of the debate (even if it has 
> implications) can be exposed to criticism and dilute the value of the 
> position on the main statement.

I disagree. The FAQ clearly shows that the issue of .org's charter was
an integral part of the talks between the two parties, and that makes
it very much a part of the discussion of this agreement.

The decision to turn it over to a non-profit entity appears to be a
final decision if Plan B is approved, according to the staff answers
in the FAQ.

That was why everyone was pushing for a strong statement on that as a
part of the comments of this agreement.

The .org issue is a BIG part of these contracts, and it deserved to be
a part of our position.

-- 
Best regards,
 William                            mailto:william@userfriendly.com


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