Dave,
If those opposed to sound, market driven, unregulated plans
would quit opposing such plans, the delays would stop.
I know it is impossible for you to ever believe this, but
NSI is not for delays. But NSI does strongly believe a
market driven system is immensely preferable to a
bureaucratic, top-heavy regulatory model. You will I am
sure attribute that to our self-interests, but there is a
fundamental difference in economic approaches that will have
huge impact in the future for all users of the Internet.
Chuck
-----Original Message-----
From: Dave Crocker [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, February 26, 1999 1:44 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [IFWP] Re: NSI payments Adam Todd and Richard
Sexton
>To say that Adam Todd, Richard Sexton, and Einar Stefferud
are stacking the
>deck in NSI's favor is a total mischaracterization.
Sadly, no it's not.
It does not matter that each person will claim independence
of NSI, while
taking their money. In terms of micro-behaviors, that
independence is
entirely valid. In terms of serving NSI's interests, it's
not.
NSI benefits by delay in implementing any plan. The named
folk (as well as
others who have received NSI support) have actively worked
to delay every
proposal that has been put forward.
It does not matter how well-intentioned any person is, when
their actions
aid NSI and NSI chooses to give them funds, but does not
give funds to
others working to get a proposal implemented sooner.
>Adam is well known for his criticisms of NSI and NSI's
current monopolistic
>position. As are Richard and Stef.
Again, it is important to realize that comments about NSI
are not the issue.
The issue is whether the effort gets a plan implemented
sooner or whether
the effort results in delay.
NSI benefits from delay and is, therefore, being entirely
consistent with
their goals when they fund participants whose primary effect
is to assist
in creating more delay.
So far, they've gotten more than two years of delay, and
Wall Street is
delighted.
Meanwhile, consumers get no competitive choices and no
additional TLDs...
d/
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