Re: [wg-c] my position paper v. 1.1

["Robert F. Connelly" <rconnell@psi-japan.com>]

At 22:25 16-10-1999 -0400, Jonathan Weinberg wrote:

>Position Paper on New gTLDs, v. 1.1

Dear Jonathan:

Please add my name to the signatories to your position paper v.1.1.

Thanks for all your hard work:-)

Personal regards,
BobC, now in Orange County in advance of ICANN meeting.



>Summary
>
>         ICANN should add a large number of new gTLDs, including both
>general-purpose and limited-purpose domains.  It should begin with an
>initial testbed rollout of six to ten new gTLDs, with the expectation that
>it will add more if the evaluation period reveals no major problems.  In
>the short term (during the testbed and initial phased rollout), to the
>extent that more registries seek immediate inclusion of their preferred
>gTLDs into the root than the schedule will accommodate, ICANN may engage in
>an ad hoc selection process.  In the long term, what is most important is
>that ICANN adopt policies minimizing the barriers to adding new gTLDs to
>the root.  It would make sense for ICANN to authorize both for-profit and
>non-profit gTLD registries.