On 07/10/05, Todd Walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > But they have! Recently, the .xxx top level domain was being > considered, but President Bush stepped in and asked ICANN to not > approve it. Whether .xxx TLD was a good idea or whether it was a bad > idea, Bush has shown that he'll use politics with ICANN. > > http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/09/19/triple_x_domain_delayed/ > > -todd
Bush never vetoed. the artice states that ICANN asked TLD to sign some contractual agreements before giving it the green light. Bush and a copious qunatities conservative groups asked that ICANN reconsider, or delay the creation of the .XXX domain. ICANN bowed to public pressure and delayed. I do agree however that Bush has used politics with ICANN, would that be any different however if ICANN was located in any other country ? George could still use politics to try and push ICANN around. The question still arises what would you do with ICANN ? who's authourity would you put it under ? Its all well and good saying we should move it ? Where would you move it to? There is no where better to place it at the moment ? If it were up to me I would hand it over to the Electronic Frontier Foundation (www.eff.org) daN -- _____________________________________________________________ " They that can give up liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety. Benjamin Franklin 1706 - 1790 ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Most low income households are not online. Help bridge the digital divide today! http://us.click.yahoo.com/cd_AJB/QnQLAA/TtwFAA/0XFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/dubailug/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
