Re: [ga] Afraid?

["JandL" <jandl@jandl.com>]

> At 01:01 11/03/2001 -0600, John Palmer wrote:
> >They are afraid to discuss Non-ICANN TLDs - postponing it till next
> >meeting. Are they afraid of something??
> >
> 
> why should ICANN discuss non-ICANN TLDs?
> They are, by definition, none of ICANN's business.


That's a rather dangerous statement.  While the operational 
aspects of non-ICANN TLDs are none of ICANN's business, the 
simple fact that they exist ARE very pertinent to ICANN's business.   

They have an agreement with the US Government that says two 
important things:  

they shall not harm existing entities (paraphrase) and they are to
work to maintain the stability of the Internet.  

By ignoring non-ICANN TLDs, they are breaking both those clauses 
in their agreement.  They are harming many entities and groups of 
entities by setting the precedent of taking TLDs and they have now 
set the precedent for promoting collisions in the name space - 
encouraging others to do the same (gleefully).   

If they continue with the attitude that they are responsible for their
root only with total disregard for anything or anyone outside their
framework, they invite disaster.  

This is NOT just business and competition.  It is a responsibility that 
ICANN has ignored and that we must not ignore.  The TLDs outside 
the ICANN framework are working diligently to avoid precisely what 
ICANN has now promoted.  Newcomers to the TLD operating 
business are not going to go away.  Instead they must be educated 
and encourged to do what is necessary to maintain stability and to 
put users first.  We are working to that end.  ICANN prefers to "do 
its own thing" and ignore the existence of anything else.  Just look 
where that has gotten us.  

ICANN was supposed to set an example for what is right and proper 
for the net.  Instead they have trashed it and show no indication 
they are willing to right it.   

Leah  

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