Re: [ga] Who has standing

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

Jean-Michel and all Assembly members,

Jean-Michel Becar wrote:

> Kent and Nii,
>
> Please don't say that I said that developing countries doesn't have a stake
> in the DNS story , I just said that everybody who is aware of the DNSO and
> ICANN has at least 20 dollars in pocket to participate!!! That's something
> different. Because to be aware of ICANN you need at least a computer and a
> modem, isn't it?

  Well you don't necessarily have to own a computer and a modem, but have
access to one.  I make that distinction because some people share computers,
as do some small companies.  Many share internal networks as well.

>
>
> About the At Large : it costs nothing so no problem for everybody to
> participate. You still need a computer and a modem so what about people not
> having that materiel?????? and they have a stake because those are the
> future user and buyer of domain names !!!!!!

  Yes they do.

>
>
> But if we need resources to build a DNSO GA membership structure, MAY BE we
> will need some money and I think 20$ is reasonable and we can also study the
> case of people not having the money for example people coming from
> developing countries but IMHO I don't think that people who don't have 20$
> really care about the DNSO -- that's different of they don't have a stake --
> because those people are first looking for food, water, or how to make their
> lands productive before to go to buy a computer and a modem !!!

  Well people that don't have $20 to spare, may still care about the DNS and the

internet as a whole, to include the DNSO.

>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kent Crispin [mailto:kent@songbird.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, March 01, 2000 12:41 AM
> To: ga@dnso.org
> Subject: [ga] Who has standing
>
> On Wed, Mar 01, 2000 at 11:47:52AM +1300, Joop Teernstra wrote:
> > >
> > Nii is absolutely right.
>
> Indeed he is.
>
> > There are many people without computers who participate on the Net.  They
> > have the right to be at large members in ICANN.
> >
> > But these are largely not the people who register Domains or  have
> > otherwise a stake in the DNS to justify their membership of the DNSO GA.
>
> People who don't have domain names clearly have a stake in the DNS,
> because they will get domain names in the future.  For example, policies
> that led to domain names costing hundreds of dollars each have vastly
> different consequences than policies that lead to domain names costing a
> dollar.  By your reasoning developing countries that currently have very
> few domain names don't have any stake in the DNS, and can therefore be
> ignored.  That is patently false.
>
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