Dr. Lynn, What do you think are the risks of having governments put members directly on the ICANN board? And why did you not recommend simply seeking a contract for services from governments to obtain funding? Doesn't the issue of putting governments directly on the ICANN board open up a new can of worms? Jamie
----- Original Message ----- From: "M. Stuart Lynn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > This (now old) CNN story involved a headline writer who does not read > the text (I never mentioned any timeframe) and a reporter who did not > understand my statement. > > What I said was that the ICANN Board has given no guidance for how it > may or may not wish to proceed regarding new TLDs, that is, it has no > specific plans at this time (the time of my quote). Indeed, to my > knowledge the Board has not given any specific guidance. If I have > missed any resolutions of the Board, please let me know. > > That is very different from saying that ICANN does not intend to > pursue new TLDs ever or even soon. Only those who are desperate to > make silly mischief could ever place such a construction on the > English language. > > Stuart > > > At 2:35 PM -0600 3/17/02, Jim Fleming wrote: > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "vint cerf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > > >> >It appears that people involved with ICANN are being intentionally > >> >distracted away from the focal point of adding more TLDs. > >> > >> no, in fact Stuart Lynn has repeatedly said that even if the > >>analysis of the first 7 new ones is incomplete he is interested in > >more, especially sponsored type. > >> > > > >http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/internet/11/20/interview.lynn.idg/?related > > > >"ICANN's Lynn: No new domains anytime soon" > > > >"At this time last year, the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names > >and Numbers (ICANN) approved seven new top-level domains (TLD) > >to compete with the original TLDs. But the organization, which > >follows a Star Trek-like "prime directive" of ensuring the stability > >of the Internet's Domain Name System (DNS), has no plans to go > >beyond that. ICANN CEO Stuart Lynn explained why..." > > > >"...it's been 15 years since major generic TLDs were introduced..." > > > >---- > > > >15 years ?....hardly true.... > > > >.MD > >.AM > >.FM > >.TV > >.IO > >.CD > > > >http://www.New.Net > >80 generic TLDs....100+ million users.... > >http://www.Nameslinger.com > >1000s of TLDs.... > >http://www.Name-Space.com > >100s of TLDs.... > > > >Will ICANN ever wake up ?...or will the geriatric root continue.... > > > >Jim Fleming > >http://www.ntia.doc.gov/ntiahome/domainname/130dftmail/unir.txt > > > -- > > __________________ > Stuart Lynn > President and CEO > ICANN > 4676 Admiralty Way, Suite 330 > Marina del Rey, CA 90292 > Tel: 310-823-9358 > Fax: 310-823-8649 > Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >
