Re: [ga] Individual domain name holders and the DNSO

[Bob Davis <bob.davis@netzero.net>]

Bret and everybody,

  It is obvious to me anyway that self-interest politics in this matter has
been established already....  So why all this discussion?

Bret A. Fausett wrote:

> Joop Teernstra wrote:
> > It is all very well to start quantifying the hurdles and put a number on
> > them, but what is the use if such a goalpost (and its rationale)  does not
> > come from the ICANN board?
>
> Hi Joop -- My point was only that if you brought in an application that
> exceeded even unrealistically high expectations, how could it be denied?
> You're unlikely to get any guidance from the Board, and you may face
> opposition from other constituencies. Against that backdrop, your only
> choice is to deliver so far above the target that any opposition is unmasked
> as self-interested politics.
>
> [snip]
>
> > Hurdle 2: Stable Infrastructure. What does this mean? An absence of
> > disagreement or public personality conflicts among members?  A Charter
> > approved by the initial 200 and impossible to change by the next 800?
> > What about ICANN's bylaws?   Is ICANN itself stable by your definition?
>
> I meant something more mundane. A web site for information, a webmaster, a
> mailing list, a physical address to collect mail and checks, a bank account,
> and someone willing or paid to handle the day to day details.
>
> > Hurdle 3: (the ability to share the DNSO expenses) is another one.
> > Little has been said about this yet. It is good that you raise it, so that
> > it can be taken into account that no Disney, Microsoft, CISCO or Oracle are
> > standing by to fund this constituency organizing and marketing effort.
> > And, since we are of no obvious use to them, no NSI either.  :-)
>
> One reason why an IDNO effort likely will need many more members. At $35 a
> year, 1000 people could fund their allocated DNSO responsibilities.
>
> [snip]
>
> > What you are saying is that the organization of this new constituency,
> > constructed by individuals from the bottom up, could somehow emerge
> > financially strong against all odds and be in all respects more legitimate
> > than ICANN itself.
> > Is that likely?
>
> I think it is. Especially now. The At Large has brought thousands of new
> interested individuals to ICANN. There's now substantial interest in Names
> policy from individuals, which could be channeled into a new constituency.
>
>           -- Bret
>
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