>From: John C Klensin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>
>First of all, without commenting on this particular story,
>everyone who is (or has been) concerned about the ICANN topic
>should be aware that its entire history, and most of its
>pre-history, has been characterized by various interest groups
>who will seek any forum they can find to advance their
>positions. Many of them are extremely good at manipulating the
>press and getting unbalanced stories published, at finding
>politicians who see opportunities to impress their constituents
>and others with how Internet-involved they are, and so on. Most
>of the news stories have at least some roots in the truth, but
>the slant, spin, or interpretations can sometimes be quite
>impressive.
...
>choose-it-yourself DNS roots and structures (where no one had to
>worry about uniqueness of names and each structure made up its
>own rules for dealing with potential conflicts).
Pot. Kettle. Black.
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