RE: [ga] serious participation in ICANN processes

[k@widgital.com (Kristy McKee)]

I guess I've only been participating since 1995, so that doesn't make me an 
old timer.

There should have been an option C, so that modifications could have been made.

The Internet worked better when there was a monopoly.  The rules were 
simple:  first come first serve.  Problems were easily resolved over 
trademark and copyright issues within the courts, etc.  I think ICANN is 
several steps backwards.

You did not list any good thing they have done as far as I'm concerned.

Thanks for trying.

:)

~k


At 08:08 PM 4/6/2001 +0200, Roberto Gaetano wrote:
>Kristy,
>
>>
>>Please list the "good things" ICANN has done so all of us are made aware of
>>their good behavior.  I think it's important to note because ICANN appears
>>to not be interested in the good of the public; but only their direct
>>sponsors and if they are infact doing good things I for one would like to
>>know about it.
>
>
>Once upon a time there was a company that had the complete monopoly over 
>the generic TLDs, as Registry and as Registrar ;>).
>It seems ages, but it was just a couple of years ago when five new 
>Registrars were allowed to compete with NSi at the Registrar level, and 
>just few months ago the basis for the introduction of new generic TLDs has 
>been put.
>
>To the people like me, that have been fighting for years to achieve this 
>result, it seems an achievement. And it does not seem to me that it was so 
>obvious that ICANN could have achieved it: still in Cairo (one year ago) I 
>was discussing with other old-timers about what could have been the next 
>roadblock.
>
>We do (at least some of us do) criticize the "OptionB" contract, but we 
>have to admit that it is still a long way from the "OptionZero", which was 
>basically "NSi has it all".
>
>Regards
>Roberto
>
>
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