Re: [ga] FYI: Approval of ccTLD Sponsorship Agreement with auDA (.au)

[William X Walsh <william@userfriendly.com>]

Wednesday, Wednesday, September 05, 2001, 4:03:34 AM, Alexander Svensson wrote:

>  Entry of this agreement will benefit the Australian Internet
>  community by providing for a more formally accountable structure
>  for management of the .au ccTLD in the interest of that community.
>  The global Internet community will receive, through ICANN, auDA's
>  assurances that the .au ccTLD will be operated in a stable and
>  interoperable manner. The entry of this agreement will be another
>  step in the gradual transition of the Internet's technical
>  coordination to private-sector management through ICANN's auspices.

I trust Robert Elz much more than I would trust the Australian
Government to look out for the interests of the Australian internet
community.  This is the government that has passed some of the most
onerous laws regarding the internet even when compared to the policies
of traditionally oppressive governments.

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