Re: [ga-roots] Two standards

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

Stephan and all assembly members,

Stefan Probst wrote:

> At 17:34 02.06.01 -0700, Jeff Williams wrote:
> -------------------------
> >   There are a few things that are a bit out of kilter here Marc.  First,
> >ICANN is not backed by the USG completely.  It enjoys a contractual
> >arrangement with DOC/NTIA that has certain requirements that must
> >be met.  It has yet to meet all of those requirements.
>
> Could you pls. expand on this one?
> Which requirements are met already, and which ones not yet?

  The @large has not be adequately created yet.  No policy imposed by the
ICANN BoD has legitimacy as there is no measured consensus from the
stakeholder community. These are just two and both are interrelated...

>
>
> Also, does this contract consider any change in the landscape, as it
> happens now with New.net, or with the elimination of conflicting TLDs and
> the resulting increased viability of those "harmonized" TLDs?

  No.

>
>
> What would happen in the theoretical case that ICANN would unilaterally
> cancel that agreement, e.g. based on a changed situation?

  Unknown.  However there would likely be another contract let for
bid.

>
>
> Stefan

Regards,

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