Greg and all,
Greg Skinner wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Kerry Miller) wrote:
>
> > Two weeks later, I suggested the 'Grndl alternative' that serves the
> > same principal purpose (of *educating users to the fact that names
> > are merely names, and have no meaning -- or value -- other than
> > that which they themselves 'read into' them) [...]
>
> Did you see the post from Andy Oram of O'Reilly and Associates on the
> domain name conflict? If not, I highly recommend it. It's at:
>
> http://www.oreilly.com/people/staff/andyo/ar/dns_trademark.html
>
> The report gives a synopsis of the events at hand, some historical
> background, and some perspective. I thought he did a very good job.
> This type of report can be a basis for educating people about domain
> names. It also doesn't require that extra levels of hierarchy be
> added to DNS, or that new registrations be restricted to character
> strings that are "non-conflicting".
And it never has bee necessary if the Roots are opened up to
unfettered and free enterprise as to allow for additional TLD's
to be added.
>
>
> If you are as serious about education as you say, why not take some
> intiative yourself? There are people in ISOC, for example, who are
> interested in putting together some educational material on the
> Internet. Why not join forces with them?
Depends on who those people in the ISOC are. If it is an ISOC
sponsored educational program, you can bet it will be inaccurate and
slanted towards a specific political and policy bent as has been the
mantra of Don Heath for some time now.
> I'm sure they'd welcome the
> help.
Don't be so sure. It has been offered before, but unless you pay their
( ISOC's ) $1000,00 entry fee they are not going to listen.
> Or you could arrange to speak at one of the web conferences
> that are surely to be attended by people who have an interest in
> getting online, and would like to get some information on how to do
> so.
>
> Isn't this better than accusing people of being irresponsible? It
> seems that way to me.
Sure it is. But it must also be done in an honest and straight forward
manner
as well. This is NOT something that the ISOC has been engaged in over the
past several years.
>
>
> --gregbo
Regards,
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