Re: [wg-review] Re: [cctld-discuss] Multilingulaism in ICANN

[Nigel Roberts <nigel@isles.net>]

Not strange at all.

When you really want to do something, say you
are doing the exact opposite.

(Old political maxim)

;-)

Roeland Meyer wrote:
> 
> This is strange, since the Green Paper specifically stated that it was USG
> intent to get OUT of the Internet management business.
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Derek Conant [mailto:dconant@dnsga.org]
> > Sent: Monday, January 22, 2001 10:34 AM
> > To: Per Koelle
> > Cc: Pilar Luque; wg-review@dnso.org; cctld-discuss@wwtld.org
> > Subject: Re: [wg-review] Re: [cctld-discuss] Multilingulaism in ICANN
> >
> >
> > ccTLD representatives and other international representatives
> > with all of
> > their resources, opinions and frustration towards ICANN and
> > its policy appear
> > to not participate with organizations that have demonstrated
> > energy, power
> > and directives toward serving a better DNS.
> >
> > Nothing will induce more change than a competitive
> > organization that has the
> > ability and resources to propose productive change and that will not
> > compromise its constituencies, through legislation and through other
> > effective communication channels within the US Government.
> >
> > ICANN serves only the US Government.  Make no mistake about
> > that.  It appears
> > to me that any topic of discussion here, or any seemingly productive
> > direction or result of such topic, will only move forward if
> > it fits the US
> > Government's current and future plan for the Internet.  I
> > cannot see that
> > participants here (whether they know it or not) are doing
> > anything more than
> > playing out the US Government's plan of furthering US global
> > control over the
> > Internet.  Through my experience, I know that participants
> > here are not going
> > to convince a US quasi-government agency (ICANN) of any
> > change unless you can
> > show that it will first benefit the US Government's plan to
> > maintain US
> > global control over the Internet.
> >
> > I hope that this will help make your discussions regarding
> > the subject matter
> > more efficient.
> >
> > Derek Conant
> >
> >
> > Per Koelle wrote:
> >
> > > On Mon, 22 Jan 2001, Pilar Luque wrote:
> > >
> > > > Daer all,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > 8. Multilingualism should be a point to be considered in
> > the new Names
> > > > Council Budget and Names Council Business Plan.
> > >
> > > No way should we (ccTLD's) pay for this through another
> > body (the NC) !
> > >
> > > We pay enough directly to ICANN. To me, it makes a lot more
> > sense to do
> > > some translation on crucial papers, than spend money on
> > web-casting for
> > > maybe up to fifty (50) people during meetings. (Not to
> > mention what has
> > > been spend on (US) layers regarding gTLD-matters.)
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Per Koelle
> > > .DK
> > >
> > > > THEREFORE IT SHOULD BE DECIDED:
> > > >
> > > > 1. BUSINESS PLAN FOR SLOWLY INTRODUCING MULTILINGUALISM
> > IN THE WHOLE OF
> > > > THE ICANN PROCESS
> > > > 2. STUDY OF THE BUDGET REQUIRED
> > > > 3. WHICH LANGUAGES SHOULD BE INTRODUCED
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Comments please.
> > > >
> > > > Regards,
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Pilar LUQUE (ES-NIC)
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