[ga] Comparison of both texts

["James Love" <james.love@cptech.org>]

Looking at both motions, I can't see a good reason to vote
against either one.  Of course I agree with the
Love/Lane/etc text, asking for the rebid ("new open
competition for services now provided by ICANN"), but the
"moderate" text by Alexander Svensson, while definitely
bland, is not objectionable either.  In my mind there is
little virtue in offering a text that is "moderate",
"radical" or "conservative."    I think the more important
issue is whether or not it expresses the right idea, the
thing that makes sense doing, or at least asking.  Sometime
what is needed is moderate, sometimes radical, sometimes
conservative, and sometimes these labels mean next to
nothing.  Here are a couple of comparisons in terms of tone
if not substance:


Love/Lane/Hofmann et al.

     the Internet Corporation for Assigned names and Numbers
     (ICANN) has dramatically changed the initial terms of
     reference for ICANN, and is proposing even further
     changes. . .. these proposed changes have met extensive
     opposition in the Internet community.

Svensson

     there are certain basic principles which have to be
     honored by an entity coordinating key Internet
     resources in order to gain the trust of the Internet
     community . . . there is a widespread perception that
     ICANN is moving away from these principles, in
     particular by stalling or abandoning processes for the
     implementation of an independent review system and for
     participation of the Internet community at large in
     ICANN oversight,
     

Love/Lane/Hofmann et al.

     The General Assembly of the Domain name Supporting
     Organization of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names
     and Numbers (ICANN) asks the US Department of Commerce
     to have an open competition for the services now
     provided by ICANN, provided that the new competition
     would address the need to develop an international
     framework for DNS management.
     
Svensson

     General Assembly of the DNSO reminds the ICANN Board
     that it must adhere to these principles in any reform
     proposal and make it sufficiently known how proposed
     reforms provide improvements regarding these
     principles.  Should the ICANN reform process fail to
     provide significant improvements in these regards, it
     is the international Internet community's and
     governments' task to consider how all of or parts of
     ICANN's responsibilities could be transferred smoothly
     to one or more new or existing organizations

Love/Lane/Hofmann et al.

     An open competition should aim to achieve comprehensive
     privatization and internationalization of DNS services,
     consistent with the need for stability, but also
     innovation, competition and freedom.

Svensson


     have clearly defined  missions and are not only under
     the sole control of a national  department of commerce,
     without endangering the stability of the DNS  or the
     Internet as a whole.


Here are the two texts


Love/Lane text

WHEREAS the Internet Corporation for Assigned names and
Numbers (ICANN) has dramatically changed the initial terms
of reference for ICANN, and is proposing even further
changes.

WHEREAS these proposed changes have met extensive opposition
in the Internet community and go even further from the
original terms of reference.

WHEREAS a new open competition would allow the U.S.
Department of Commerce (the DoC) to consider both the ICANN
Board proposal for restructuring, and alternatives offered
by others for managing key Internet resources, while
providing for a public record of the process for enhanced
visibility.

WHEREAS the General Assembly of ICANN's Domain name
Supporting Organization (the DNSO) also reminds the DoC,
that in the Green and the White Paper, the Government of the
United States made it clear that it intends to withdraw from
management of the Domain name System (the DNS).

It is hereby RESOLVED that:-

The General Assembly of the Domain name Supporting
Organization of Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN) asks the US Department of Commerce to have
an open competition for the services now provided by ICANN,
provided that the new competition would address the need to
develop an international framework for DNS management. An
open competition should aim to achieve comprehensive
privatization and internationalization of DNS services,
consistent with the need for stability, but also innovation,
competition and freedom.


Alexander's motion


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WHEREAS there are certain basic principles which have to be
honored by an entity coordinating key Internet resources in
order to gain the trust of the Internet community,

WHEREAS these principles include transparent process, broad
input into policy-making, which must include meaningful
individual and non-commercial participation, and
accountability (including independent review of decisions),

WHEREAS there is a widespread perception that ICANN is
moving away from these principles, in particular by stalling
or abandoning processes for the implementation of an
independent review system and for participation of the
Internet community at large in ICANN oversight,

the General Assembly of the DNSO reminds the ICANN Board
that it must adhere to these principles in any reform
proposal and make it  sufficiently known how proposed
reforms provide improvements regarding these principles.
Should the ICANN reform process fail to provide significant
improvements in these regards, it is the international
Internet community's and governments' task to consider how
all of or parts of ICANN's responsibilities could be
transferred smoothly to one or more new or existing
organizations which are accountable to the international
Internet community as a whole, have clearly defined
missions and are not only under the sole control of a
national  department of commerce, without endangering the
stability of the DNS  or the Internet as a whole. In the
meantime, all groups of the Internet  community are called
to deliver their input on reforms needed.


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