Re: [wg-c] SV: Consensus and compromises...

["Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@ebarn.com>]

I don't think that one can draw any conclusions from the NSI-SRS test-bed
and the one that we are proposing here. Other than the name, I can't see any
convergence in the dynamics.

Can you elaborate on this a bit further? The last thing I want to do is
advocate a process like the NSI-SRS <g>

-RWR
----- Original Message -----
From: Werner Staub <werner@axone.ch>
To: Kevin J. Connolly <CONNOLLK@rspab.com>
Cc: <wg-c@dnso.org>
Sent: Tuesday, September 14, 1999 4:20 PM
Subject: Re: [wg-c] SV: Consensus and compromises...


> Kevin,
>
> Let me try: A testbed provides a meaningful demonstration of
>  - how long and hard it is prepare, complete and evaluate the testbed
>  - how easily a dominant player can capture and and deform it.
>
> But I guess the NSI shared registry testbed has already demonstrated
> that...
>
> Regards,
>
> Werner
>
>
>
>
> "Kevin J. Connolly" wrote:
> >
> > Does anyone really think that floating test TLDs that have no semantic
> > content at all is a meaningful test of anything?  There are at least
some
> > potential applicants for SLD names whose interest is a function of the
> > differentiation of the name space.  If all we're doing is creating room
for
> > new SLDs which are as indistinguishable from the existing sets as
> > 800, 888, and 877 phone numbers are from each other, then the exercise
> > has been a waste of time and we should own up to it.
> >
> > KJC
> >
> > >>> "Ross Wm. Rader" <ross@ebarn.com> 09/14/99 11:51AM >>>
> > Exactly - or something like .tucows - which I'm not advocating as there
are
> > IP issues associated with that particular name, but the point is that
there
> > are bazillions of gTLDs that can be used to test on without affecting
the
> > competitive landscape one iota. Maybe .rader would be a better example,
or
> > .test1, .test2 etc. Moving from the test tld to a real one can't be that
> > difficult no matter how you slice it.
> >
> > {snip}
> >
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