Re: [wg-review] Re(2): [cctld-discuss] Comments on review of DNSOby Mr Park

[Elisabeth Porteneuve <Elisabeth.Porteneuve@cetp.ipsl.fr>]

Eberhard,

Hmm. How pessimist you are.

Let take the new gTLDs example. After five or six years of a long 
and passionate debates and fights in favor or against the opening 
of new gTLDs, and challenging the dot COM, the Working Group C got
a very difficult task. Jonathan Weinberg deserves a gratitude for 
leading that group and publishing an apparently tiny compromise 
"there should be new gTLDs, 6 to 10 in a start up". The WG-C document
was subsequently considered and endorsed by the Names Council 
and its recommendation forwarded to the ICANN Board. Everybody 
was exhausted and the work was not terminated: no specifications,
no selection process defined, no criteria. All the above was left
to the ICANN Staff, which made the work as good as possible for 
the first selection of 7 gTLDs in Marina del Rey.

There will be other new gTLDs. The terms of reference for a call 
for proposals could be revisited now by the DNSO using the year 2000 first 
experience, a set of specifications for running a TLD is needed, 
as well as selection criteria. All such documents shall be translated 
to five or six languages and published well in advance, six months 
prior to the next call for proposals seems appropriate. It could 
be suggested than an external consultant making a comparative study 
be from different countries, it will bring more fairness, or perception
of fairness, into international competition. Such a comparative 
study shall be translated into several languages, it is a feedback 
and an important help in understanding how the ICANN process works.

I am quite sure that proceeding this way will add a necessary 
strength to ICANN, and its international good reputation.

Elisabeth Porteneuve
NB. Listen to yourself ... why do you live in Africa, does it matter ?

Eberhard W Lisse <el@ac.lisse.na> wrote:
> 
> Pilar,
> 
> listen to the man, he is usually right! :-)-O
> 
> But, when will you people start to understand, it doesn't matter!!!!
> 
> The current Votamatic ICANN board would not do any different if it
> published (and allowed itself to be addressed) in all 250 odd official
> ccTLD languages.
> 
> el
> 
> 
> In message <3A680BA9.89DFB735@nic.es>, Pilar Luque writes:
> > Dear Robert,
> > 
> > Maybe and I say maybe "everyone understands English".  I am not even
> > convinced of such statement, but could you please try to understand the
> > follwing:
> > 
> > 1.There is an abismal difference betwen UNDERSTAND english texts and
> > DISCUSS in public in english...
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > 2.You cannot ask non-native English speakers for all of the
> > following:
> >     - be as fast as native English speakers to understand
> >       all subtle issues in ICANN process
> >     - be as comfortable as as native English speakers in the anglo-saxon
> >       way of doing, with all procedures, term of references, etc,
> >       all what is inherent to this cluture they do not dominate
> >     - be equally skilled on all legal matters of common law
> >     - compete with native English speakers companies for new gTLD
> >     - pay for ICANN, either directly, or indirectly
> >     - and volunteer on their spare time to translate ICANN system
> >       and documents into local languages
> --
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> 
> 
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