Re: [ga] FYI: dot-org

[William X Walsh <william@wxsoft.info>]

Thursday, Thursday, April 25, 2002, 9:52:37 AM, James Love wrote:

> 1.  There is a concern among some board members that there will be
> non-profit front bids, with commerical companies funding a bidder, but
> basically it is for the benefit of the for profit....  I share this concern
> also.   I recommend that there be a two stage bidding process, select the
> non-profit first, and then in the second stage, the non-profit selects the
> operator.   ICANN could do whatever due diligence it feels it needs to on
> the second stage.

> 2.  The $35 fee to bid will screen out most of the best non-profits that
> might apply for this.   This is a stupid fee, because the winner will be
> able to easily pay the cost of the reassignment, and the fee is just to
> screen out applicants.   A very insulting response to the NC .org report,
> IMO.

I don't believe the ICANN board is limiting the bids to non-profits in
any fashion.

Nor do I think they should.  .org is not now, nor has it EVER been,
intended or restricted to non-profits, and there is no reason why it
should be run by a non-profit, unless they submit the best possible
proposal for running the registry.

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