Re: [ga] Karl's latest

[Vittorio Bertola <vb@vitaminic.net>]

On Tue, 9 Jul 2002 11:32:42 +0200, you wrote:

>Exactly this is at least my reason for voting in favour of the 
>blueprint as at least a less-worse solution then strong governmental
>involvement would be.

I share your opinions, and I think this - and the difference between your
views and Karl's ones - is a clear example of the major choice we have in
front of us now. The GA has split on this issue, icannatlarge.com has split
on this issue, and we don't have an agreed answer for now.

Personally, I think that leaving ICANN now (or stopping to cooperate in any
form with the Reform process) would be a huge risk. I prefer to be inside
the organization, work to get as much as possible from it, even if it's not
enough, while trying to gain support for our cause outside of it. But I
think it is very unlikely that a direct intervention of the US Goverment
could help our cause and restore the At Large as it was. Possibly, it would
simply start the First Internet World War with the rest of the world's
governments.

I think that everyone of us should think carefully at this question and
choose a position. For what regards icannatlarge.com, it is very likely that
the upcoming elections will determine which way the organization will go -
or perhaps, the fact that the organization is unable to agree on which way
to go and so to proceed. (Sad but true.) 

However, I think that a compromise is possible, if at least we start to
understand and to respect each other. Personally, I was a little
disappointed when being called a traitor by some people, only because I
bothered to fly to Bucharest on my own money and speak with the Reform
Committee. So I think that we should at least agree on the fact that those
who try to get the most from the Reform process, even if it implies
supporting compromises that are not satisfying, are not doing so with bad
intent.
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Vittorio Bertola     <vb@vitaminic.net>    Ph. +39 011 23381220
Vitaminic [The Music Evolution] - Vice President for Technology

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