Roeland and all,
Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:
> At 08:33 AM 2/23/99 +0800, Dave Crocker wrote:
> >At 08:00 AM 2/22/99 -0800, Roeland M.J. Meyer wrote:
> >>which half to respond to, out of context. The defining clause, to the
> >>paragraph you spoke to was thus;
> >> "Personally, I think it is caused by their business structure.Non-profits
> >> *always* are short of funds. That's not real good for stability."
> >
> >Does it matter that your "personal" assessment is factually wrong? Does it
> >matter that the points I made about the funding basis and timing for ICANN
> >are correct?
>
> Sure, if they were correct. IMHO, they weren't.
>
> >For that matter, your "personal" assessment then implies that non-profits
> >never have (sufficient) public support. You are, of course, entitled to
> >your personal opinion.
>
> Actually, I was speaking to two different issues simultaneously. Perhaps
> that was wrong since it so muddied them in your mind. I should have
> bifurcated them. One is the issue that non-profits can raise sufficient
> funding for major projects. I have never seen that succeed.
Well I have on more than one occasion. The ICANN currently is
not availing itself to available capitol that has been pointed out to them
on more than one occasion. For the life of me I do not understand their
reluctance here. But that is their own affair.
> There usually
> has to be some major benefactor to get the ball rolling and do the initial
> capital outlay. Once that occurs, maintenance funding is usually
> achievable. It has nothing to do with the merits of the non-profit, in
> those circumstances. The other is the issue of ICANN support. Both speak
> towards stability, but both are entirely different issues.
Completely agreed. There is one caveat here however. If they are
truly interested in stability of the internet it is fundamental that they are
able
to secure enough initial capitol, and than build from their. This they have
yet been to adequately show or do apparently. Hence I must question their
actual interest in stability of the internet.
>
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