[ga] Re: Outreach

[Sotiris Sotiropoulos <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>]

Eric Dierker wrote:

> Developing IT Countries need to increase domestic use of the Internet in order to reduce shared costs of
> the infrastructure, we cannot do this through individually owned computers for many reasons, (overuse
> being one), until we gradually increase infrastructure.

ICANN is not here to address the economic development of
developing countries.  That is not parts of its mission.

Frankly, I don't care if the shoeshine boys of Vietnam can't
afford a domain name (or internet access).  There are plenty
of people in the developed world who cannot afford either! 
The trend towards leaning over backwards so some third world
nation (that has most likely sucked up billions in aid
packages) can have an equal say in something they had no
equal share in developing is sheer lunacy.  I'm sure there
are plenty of people in Vietnam with domain names AND
internet access.  the rest will either get online when they
can afford to, or not.  I don't see how/why the ICANN needs
to address (indeed cater to) the needs of the Third World
Internet User, when they haven't even looked at addressing
the desires of those in the Developed World!  This
is a sideshow designed to steal attention from the things
that really matter!  I will not sit back and watch such a
farce without speaking up about it.

Sincerely,

Sotiris Sotiropoulos
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