Re: PAB Content vs. Process

Dave Crocker / IMC (dcrocker@imc.org)
Sun, 07 Dec 1997 16:38:00 -0500

At 10:38 AM 12/8/97 -0800, Rick H. Wesson wrote:
>Shearing would rather not have the folks that put the origional
>IAHC and POC togher vote. is this a good thing, not IMO. I kinda
>like how IANA has run the name space so i would like to see them
>keep their voting seats on POC.

Rick, having been one of the IANA nominees to the IAHC/POC, let me clarify
two points:

1. The POC membership proposal is entirely separate from the procedures
for changing the gTLD MoU. Currently IANA and ISOC must approve changes to
the gTLD MoU. The proposal(s) under discussion will not change this at all.

2. Those named by IANA do not "represent" IANA. They are given no
direction from IANA and to not consult with IANA for approval of the
participant's positions within the POC. In fact, communication between
those named by IANA and IANA are pretty minimal.

Hence I think that Rick's beliefs and opinions in this are similar to those
held by many others but, in fact, they do not apply to the current topic.

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