Re: [ga] Business Constituency and the GA

[DPF <david@farrar.com>]

On Thu, 22 Nov 2001 00:43:05 -0800, Roeland Meyer <rmeyer@mhsc.com>
wrote:

>|> From: DPF [mailto:david@farrar.com]
>|> Sent: Wednesday, November 21, 2001 11:36 PM
>|> 
>|> On Thu, 22 Nov 2001 00:16:45 -0500, "Gomes, Chuck"
>|> <cgomes@verisign.com> wrote:
>|> 
>|> >Peter,
>|> >
>|> >From a business point of view, gTLDs and registrars can 
>|> make the same
>|> >arguments.  If we do not effectively meet the needs of 
>|> users we will not be
>|> >in business long.  So again, I don't see any major 
>|> differences in this
>|> >regard.
>|> 
>|> I'm sorry but that is drawing far too strong a bow string.  
>|> Commercial
>|> gTLD registries and registrars have a sole focus of 
>|> maximising profit.
>
>Now that says absolutely nothing. Duh! Any company has that fiduciary duty
>to its investors and shareholders.

Exactly and gTLD registries and registrars are almost all companies
which have that duty.  ccTLDs are often run by sponsoring
organisations which are not companies.  

>|> Now there is nothing wrong with that at all.   The fact one has to
>|> keep customers happy to survive does not undermine that.  Also as a
>|> gTLD registry is a natural monopoly one can well argue it does not in
>|> any way have to meet the needs of users to survive.
>|> 
>|> A ccTLD sponsor does not have a sole focus of making a profit.  In
>|> fact for .nz the over-riding priority is to serve the local internet
>|> community.  
>
>Then what should happen is, to hand those ccTLDs back to their designated
>countries? What are you saying here.

Not at all.  First of all people need to stop thinking of global
"solutions" to ccTLD issues - there are very few as each ccTLD varies
in some way.

My point is RFC1591 mandates the duty of a ccTLD manager is to serve
the local internet community.  You don't have to be the Government to
do that.  WHat you generally do need is a local organisation with
local policies that reflect that internet community.

DPF
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