Re: [ga-roots] [ga] Gigalaw poll on "domain names not sanctioned by ICANN"

["Tim Langdell, PhD" <langdell@technologist.com>]

"Stability of the Internet"

Can anyone out there tell me what is meant when someone talks of new domain
names (and let's say that this means new TLDs for the sake of argument)
affecting the "stability" of the Internet? Can anyone give me even one
example of how the introduction of a new TLD could affect such "stability"
in the slightest way?

Tim


----- Original Message -----
From: "William S. Lovell" <wsl@cerebalaw.com>
To: "Sandy Harris" <sandy@storm.ca>
Cc: <ga@dnso.org>
Sent: Thursday, May 17, 2001 11:21 PM
Subject: Re: [ga-roots] [ga] Gigalaw poll on "domain names not sanctioned by
ICANN"


> Those were the only two -- yea or nay.  I was asked if there
> was any indication of the size of the sample population, so
> I've asked Gigalaw about that and will pass on whatever
> I hear.
>
> (Actually, I  should probably have started this in [ga-roots]
> because collisions and alternative roots, etc., are really what
> it's all about. The question may really have meant roots, TLDs,
> or whatever, although the broader term domain names was in
> fact used -- by "broader" in this context I mean simply that a
> domain name involves all that to the left of the dot as well as
> the TLD.)
>
> Bill Lovell
>
> Sandy Harris wrote:
>
> > Roberto Gaetano wrote:
> >
> > > >  The question was "What do you think of domain names not sanctioned
by
> > > >ICANN?"
> > > >
> > > >56.4% say they "threaten the stability of the Internet."
> > > >
> > > >43.59% say they "foster healthy competition."
> > > >
> > >
> > > Any indication on what the population was?
> > > I mean, were they maily lawyers? Technical people? Commercial
people?Average
> > > users?
> >
> > Were those the only two answers allowed? It appears so, since the
percentages
> > sum to almost exactly 100.
> >
> > Remove the word "healthy" and my answer would definitely be "both the
above".
> >
> > Leave it in, or even replace it with "necessary" or "vital", and I'd
still be
> > inclined to give that answer.
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