Re: [ga] Poll: WLS -- yes or no?

[Sotiris Sotiropoulos <sotiris@hermesnetwork.com>]

Dan Steinberg wrote:
> 
> Ummmm I am generally opposed to informal polls...but this one I am
> specifically opposed to since it appears to be too general.
> 
> which WLS are we talking about?
> the proposal on the table?
> the concept of an WLS in general?
> 
> I think this lacks precision.

It's always nice to hear from a lawyer, but I think
George's poll is a good idea, and I'm just as much
entitled to an opinion as you are Dan.

As to the specificity... it's pretty obvious this poll
refers to the Versign WLS proposal currently on the
table.  
 
> 
> George Kirikos wrote:
> 
> > As a constituency, there's only a couple of weeks to submit a response
> > regarding the WLS. Given all that has been said, an informal (or
> > formal) poll might be useful to gauge the stance of members of the GA.
> >
> > ------begin poll-------------------------------
> > Name:
> >
> > As a member of the DNSO General Assembly, I:
> >
> >    Am in favour of the WLS   [ ]
> >    Oppose the WLS            [ ]
> >    Abstain from WLS vote     [ ]
> >
> > Brief Reasons:
> >
> > ------end poll----------------------------------
> >
> > My own position is:
> >
> > ------begin poll-------------------------------
> > Name: George Kirikos
> >
> > As a member of the DNSO General Assembly, I:
> >
> >    Am in favour of the WLS   [ ]
> >    Oppose the WLS            [X]
> >    Abstain from WLS vote     [ ]
> >
> > Brief Reasons: It is an anti-competitive intervention in the deleted
> > domains industry. VGRS is attempting to leverage its registry monopoly
> > to enter a market that already exhibits competition and innovation, to
> > the detriments of those market participants and to effect a cash grab.
> > VGRS has now admitted that the "technical problems" that once existed
> > have been completely solved, and thus this new self-serving product is
> > not required. NB: Verisign states in answer B.2 at
> > http://verisign-grs.com/wls_responses.pdf that "registry load is no
> > longer an issue. The multiple pools and rate limiting technology have
> > SOLVED that problem".
> > ------end poll----------------------------------
> >
> > I'll have a longer response in a later posting, but hope that this will
> > gets the ball rolling.
> >
> > Sincerely,
> >
> > George Kirikos
> > http://www.kirikos.com/
> >
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Sotiris Sotiropoulos
	Hermes Network Inc.
	Toronto, Canada

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