On Sun, Oct 11, 1998 at 11:24:27PM +0200, Amadeu Abril i Abril wrote:
> Kent Crispin wrote:
> >
> > PAB:
> >
> [...]
> .
> >
> > The negative consequence of the ICANN proposal not being accepted is
> > further delay. Further delay is bad for the economic health of CORE,
> > and thus bad for the development of competition in the domain name
> > system. So I hope that you will all send supporting notes to NTIA as
> > quickly as possible.
>
>Kent, I agree with your comments, with the foloowing caveats.
>
>a) I'm not sure PAB has no time to send a support statement. Is anyone agaisnt it?
I think it would probably be all right to send a generic statement of
support for ICANN -- the PAB has consistently supported IANA in the
past. Like this:
Dear Secretary Daley:
The gTLD-MoU Policy Advisory Body, representing the 230 signatories
of the MoU, endorses and supports the ICANN proposal submitted to
you by Professor Jon Postel. It is the proposal that has had by far
the widest review, and, though there have been scattered complaints
about imperfections, it embodies a structure that can and will be
refined over time.
The Internet community has been waiting for four years for this to
be resolved. There is no reason for further delay. We urge
the NTIA to begin immediate negotiations with ICANN for the
transfer of authority described in the White Paper.
Thank you
The Policy Advisory Body
Unless I hear a chorus of complaints real soon, I will send this out
today.
>B) Even if I'm supposed to be CORE's interest advocate (and I am) I would like
>pointing that CORE is *not* the main concern when deciding that we need a
>quick move forward. We cannot afford, as Intenret community, furhter delays,
>as nay such delays would ony increase the temptations for governments,
>espcially one of them, to take thinks on hand... with the results we all can
>imagine.
Yes, I agree.
>CORE is indeed interested, not only in principle but also financially, in
>having this moving forward. But it, or at lest most of its members, can stand
>some delays. The principle of Internet self-regualtion cannot.
Very well put, Amadeu.
> Regards,
>
> Amadeu
-- Kent Crispin, PAB Chair "No reason to get excited", kent@songbird.com the thief he kindly spoke... PGP fingerprint: B1 8B 72 ED 55 21 5E 44 61 F4 58 0F 72 10 65 55 http://songbird.com/kent/pgp_key.html
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