RE: Apology (Re: [ga-roots] Re: Criminalization of alt roots)

["Gene Marsh" <marshm@anycast.net>]

Harald,

I think you missed my point.  I was agreeing with you to the extent that
mere participation in an alt.root does not necessarily prove operational
viability.

My additional point is that participation in an alt.root should NOT be used
as a deterent to inclusion.  On the contrary, participation in an alt.root
can be a vaulable operational experience.

Gene...

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ga-roots@dnso.org [mailto:owner-ga-roots@dnso.org]On Behalf
> Of Harald Tveit Alvestrand
> Sent: Monday, May 07, 2001 2:30 AM
> To: Gene Marsh
> Cc: ga-roots@dnso.org
> Subject: RE: Apology (Re: [ga-roots] Re: Criminalization of alt roots)
>
>
> At 20:55 06.05.2001 -0400, Gene Marsh wrote:
> >Thank you, Harald.
> >
> >I would also agree that *just* being in an alt.root should not confer
> >inclusion in the ICANN root.  However, an operational, proven TLD in an
> >alt.root should certainly be considered.  There are several (if not many)
> >TLDs that meet this criteria.
>
> With this position, I disagree.
>
> I contend that participation in an "alternate" root proves very little
> about the competence, fairness and committment to stability of
> the proposed
> operator.
>
> Possibly even less than the ability to pay USD 50.000, fill out
> ICANN forms
> with a convincing business plan and show up at meetings with a good story
> proves about a proposed operator.
>
>                    Harald
>
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