Richard and all, We agree with Richard here. It is our hope and desire that the ORSC and for that matter the BWG as well will find the courage of their stated convictions file protest's to the GAO and the NIST with respect to this contract as we have done. Richard J. Sexton wrote: > At 11:01 PM 1/18/99 -0800, Simon Higgs wrote: > >Stef, > > > >I would have thought it would be the opposite. If ORSC doesn't file a > >protest it will loose credibility. In all of this the goal has been to > >preserve the root (prevent it from fragmenting), and to ensure that an open > >process is maintained. > > > >Part of ORSC's oversight must be to ensure that an open process for > >all-comers is continually maintained. Right now we are witnessing the > >formalization of a legal entity which is surrounded by many questions about > >accountability. Surely ORSC condones this situation and the USG's single > >source contract if it doesn't formally protest it. > > Simons right. Giving it to IANA is the easy way out for all > concerned. > > Do we want whats easiest, or whats best, for the net? > > File the protest. > > -- > "That's why there is a Protocol SO. To decide what the next > number after 16 is." - Dixon (tinc) Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1894 Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208 __________________________________________________ To receive the digest version instead, send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To SUBSCRIBE forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To UNSUBSCRIBE, forward this message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Problems/suggestions regarding this list? Email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ___END____________________________________________
