Re: Official PAB position on competing registry administration

William Allen Simpson (wsimpson@greendragon.com)
Sat, 28 Feb 98 00:23:56 GMT


I would like to support Dave Crocker's request. How about:

* Minimal, limited, defined government role
(No "two year" arbitrary, undefined role)

* Nonprofit operation of back-end registries

> From: Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>
> On the other hand, it remains essential that these groups be operated on a
> strict cost-recovery basis and with an explicit public oversight function.
>
> Different registries might satisfy these requirements in different ways,
> but the benefits of competition do not require the lock-in detriments of
> for-profit motive.
>
> It would be very helpful for the PAB to take an explicit and official stand
> on this.
>
WSimpson@UMich.edu
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