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Ivan Pope wrote:
> As a non-US citizen, I am amazed that the USG let NSI get away with what it
> does. The current situation is light years away from the intent of the
> original contract.
> I am also amazed by the craven contrivance of US industry to let this
> happen.
When the details of what kind of extension the USG and NSI were negiotiating
came out, I knew that the Shared Registry System was probably going to be
a sham. Why?
First of all, the USG did not consult with the internet community about
this extension. The USG just went ahead with their own plans while the
ICANN was being formed.
Furthermore, the USG did not rebid the contract. The USG allowed NSI to
be both the registry and a registrar. The USG allowed that the Shared
Registry System is worked out in secret.
This all happened in the summer of 1998, when people were accusing the
IANA/ICANN of all kinds of bad things. But few were interested in the
extension of the cooperative agreement. For many months I have wondered
why the people on these mailinglists could be so stupid, and not see
what is really going on.
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Onno Hovers ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
"Perfect Boss: Dies of natural causes on a thursday afternoon"
-- Dogbert, Boss Types
