Jim, any comments on http://www.wired.com/news/news/politics/story/17678.html?
At 01:21 PM 04/02/99 +0000, Jim Dixon wrote:
>On Thu, 4 Feb 1999, Dave Crocker wrote:
>
>> At 08:11 AM 2/4/99 +0000, Jim Dixon wrote:
>> >2 and that the proceedings of the ICANN board are private, which
>> > is wholly inappropriate for a group holding a great public trust,
>> > but appointed by a secret process and accountable to no one
>>
>> The claim of non-accountability is false in several regards.
>
>Well, perhaps you have a personal private definition of the term you
>might want to share with us.
>
>In the UK the various Internet bodies are set up as companies limited
>by guarantee. They have members. When the board suggests something
>silly, they can be (and are) called to task by the members. If they
>ignore the membership, one or all directors can be removed. That is,
>the UK bodies are accountable in the normal sense of the term.
>
>Precisely who is the ICANN board accountable to? No one but
>themselves.
>
>> As to secret selection processes, you might want to note that IETF and IAB
>> appointments are through a group that deliberates in private and the the
>> IETF and IAB have closed decision-making meetings.
>
>Be serious. We don't even know for sure how the ICANN board was
>selected. Recall that Joe Simms testified to Congress that he didn't know.
>
>> These are by no means the only groups that behave in this fashion AND have
>
>I beg to differ. I know of no similar Internet group of any importance
>selected by a similar secret process.
>
>> plenty of community support, but I thought the irony of being able to cite
>> them in this context would be appealing.
>
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