At 12/23/98, 04:17 PM, Michael Sondow wrote:
>Ivan Pope a écrit:
>
>> I'm sorry, but could someone remind me what the key issues are here?
>
>The key issues at the moment are, as I see it: whether or not the domain name
>system operators and their clients will have the authority to make decisions
>affecting them;
This question, in its various forms, exists for all of the
Supporting Organizations!
>and whether or not the businesses which use domain names as
>trademarks will be permitted to impose their criteria (and restrictions) on the
>allocation of domain names. Other people may have other priorities.
>
>But it isn't precisely the resolution of these issues that's underway, as you
>say. The conflicts and issues in a new situation serve first to cause a
>reshuffling of the pack. I've been directly involved, twice in my life, in the
>creation of new organizations during periods of change of government (in South
>America). The process always occurs just like this one is occurring. When people
>and organizations that have been under the tutelage of an arbitrary authority
>are forced to organize themselves and create means of governance, it takes a lot
>of false starts and reformation of alliances before useful working groups come
>together. The process is productive and results in creative and very efficient
>new structures if the parties involved accept the challenge and don't drop back
>into the position of asking yet another external authority to take over.
Jay.