> > Wednesday, March 07, 2001, 8:31:37 PM, Elliot Noss wrote:
> >
> > > This will, IMHO, be at best a bit of blackmail towards ICANN.
> >
> > Hmm, I consider this a good thing. ICANN needs to be more aggressive
> > about opening up the namespace, and perhaps realizing that they can
> > easily be routed around by people with a little money to burn may make
> > them step away from their IP/Trademark/Government puppetmasters.
>
> Notwithstanding your legitimate gripes about the way ICANN is run, why,
gosh you people have so much spare time on your hands.
the world is a messy place. that such balkanisation of the
net hasn't happened sooner is quite amazing. look at us all,
tinkering away trying to make everything neat and tidy in the
machine. the world is messy! nature is messy! only once the
shit settles do we see something orderly and perhaps.. romantic?
look at .tv -- on the one hand it is a diabolically shady notion.
on the other it provides untold benefits to the islanders of tuvalu.
sit back and enjoy the ride. chances are everything will turn out
completely different to all our wildest dreams/nightmares.
in the meantime, quit debating on lists + grow your business :-)
Tucows - is there a digest version of this list? gnu mailman? mmmm.
