RE: [wg-c] getting work done, versus not

[Josh Elliott <jelliott@tucows.com>]

Progress is our #1 priority, and I don't think my suggestion that
alternative competitive models are possible will impede any progress made in
this WG.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-wg-c@dnso.org [mailto:owner-wg-c@dnso.org]On Behalf Of Dave
> Crocker
> Sent: Friday, March 17, 2000 7:31 AM
> To: wg-c@dnso.org
> Subject: [wg-c] getting work done, versus not
>
>
> Josh,
>
> I anticipated such a response, but hoped there was substance behind your
> comment.
>
> This working group is supposed to produce solutions.  Having participants
> raise theoretical issues, with no foundation and no resolution,
> is a superb
> way to ensure that we continue to fail in our assigned task.
>
> It is not enough to participate with good intention.  What counts is
> actually producing results.
>
> There are always "what if" challenges to proposals.  An infinite
> number.  There is no benefit in pursuing every single "what if" that
> someone raises, unless the goal is infinite academic discussion.
>
> It is long past time for this working group to stop treating its
> activities
> as an exercise in theoretical politics and, instead, worry about serving
> DNS users with new gTLDS.
>
> There is a working DNS with a long history.  We need to stop trying to
> invent everything from scratch and, instead, focus on formalizing and
> enhancing ESTABLISHED practise.
>
> With nearly 15 years of history, the DNS has plenty of established
> practise.  Pretending otherwise is, again, a good way to ensure making no
> progress.
>
> d/
>
> At 06:48 AM 3/17/00 -0800, Josh Elliott wrote:
> >I really don't know - creativity is not my strong suit, but I
> don't want us
> >restricting others from finding ways to construct alternative competitive
> >models.
> >
> > > From: Dave Crocker [mailto:dcrocker@brandenburg.com]
> > > To: jelliott@tucows.com
> > > Cc: William X. Walsh; Rick H Wesson; wg-c@dnso.org
> > > Subject: RE: [wg-c] application documents requirements
> > >
> > > At 05:54 AM 3/17/00 -0800, Josh Elliott wrote:
> > > >I do think, however, it is reasonable to assume there could be other
> > > >competitive models other than a registry/registrar model.
> > >
> > > What examples do you have in mind?
>
>
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