Re: [ga] Blending Top-down and Bottoms-up

[Sotiris Sotiropoulos <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>]

Jeff Williams wrote:

>   Let me try to be a bit more clear.  The problem I see with Danny's proposal
> is that there is no funding for it that I have seen or heard of to date.  To ask
> or appoint individuals to such a task, without any compensation, is a bit
> over the top, as the say...

A valid point.

>   I am more than willing and happy to try to help.  But I am not god.  And
> I can only hope to help those that are willing to help themselves.  Getting
> this "Baby into the Harbor" as you say, required some method of propulsion,
> or $$ in this instance.  As there doesn't seem to be any moneys available for this
> project, I fail to see how this scow can make it to harbor...  In that the
> ICANN BoD just recently received some $5m US from Verisign, possibly
> Danny could prevail upon the ICANN staff or BoD to allocate adequate
> funds for this project?  If the ICANN BoD see it as a viable project
> I am sure they will be more than willing to fund it.

Again, I think you make an excellent point.  Let's ask the Chair to "prevail upon the
ICANN staff or BoD to allocate adequate funds for this project."  Danny, how 'bout
some greenbacks for the troops?

Sotiris Sotiropoulos
        Hermes Network, Inc.

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