Re: [wg-c-1] First question

["Rod Dixon, J.D., LL.M." <rod@cyberspaces.org>]

I agree with this suggestion.

Kent Crispin wrote:
> 
> On Mon, Jul 12, 1999 at 09:54:42AM +0200, Eva Frölich wrote:
> > At 22:56 1999-07-09 +0200, Javier SOLA wrote:
> > >
> > >Should there be new gTLDs?
> >
> > This is the first question to focus on. If the answer to this question is
> > Yes then a lot of other questions arises (some of them already mentionend
> > in the mails on this list).
> >
> > My guess is that we who are participating within this drafting committee
> > have our own reasons to say Yes or No to the question above and therefore
> > it is urgenetly important to get the answer in a neutral way.
> 
> It is not necessary for the WG to arrive at a "Yes or No" result.
> The founding fathers of the DNSO, in their infinite wisdom and deep
> understanding of human nature (humor alert, for the humor impaired),
> realized that there were issues about which no consensus was ever
> likely, but for which timely decisions would be necessary.  Under
> those circumstances our job is to explore and document the
> differences.
> 
> I think that, with a couple of exceptions, there is fairly strong
> consensus among those present on this list that new gTLDs are
> desirable.  We can simply note that the exceptions exist, and why,
> and leave it at that.  I suggest that in cases where a strong
> difference of opinion that those with the different opinions be
> charged with writing a "minority report" which can either be
> incorporated in the body of the WG report, or attached as an
> appendix.
> 
> [...]
> > My suggestion is therfore to focus on how to find out a neutral way to
> > provide an answer to the question above. One-way of doing it could be to go
> > out in a worl-wide hearing, adressing world-wide organisations as well as
> > national organisations. To adress national organisations could provide us
> > with information if there is any geographical diversity in this question.
> 
> World-wide hearings have certain practical difficulties.
> 
> --
> Kent Crispin                               "Do good, and you'll be
> kent@songbird.com                           lonesome." -- Mark Twain

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Rod Dixon
Visiting Assistant Professor of Law
Rutgers University School of Law - Camden
rod@cyberspaces.org
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