Roberto Gaetano wrote:
> Jay,
>
> You wrote (answering to Kent Crispin):
>
> > Anyway, David had questioned the last
> > line in the following paragraph:
> >
> > "The gTLD-MoU was controversial because it would have
> > confiscated all generic Top Level Domains, not only from
> > startups like IO Design (who had been running the .web
> > registry for approximately one year), but also from Network
> > Solutions. It would have established an authority control
> > model of governance, and it claimed ownership over the
> > entire name space."
> >
> > The correction that I agreed with was
> > that the IAHC did not "claim" ownership
> > over the entire name space. On the other
> > hand, I do believe that it *would* have
> > been a consequence of that failed and
> > faulty plan.
> >
> > IMHO, that was a minor point, ....
> >
> <snip>
>
> To the naive reader, "it [the gTLD-MoU] claimed ownership on the entire name
> space" is a fact that you are quoting.
> This fact is not true.
LOL! If it is a FACT Roberto, than by definition is is true... In this case
it is a fact and therefore true....
>
>
> A correction to "It would have implied ownership on the entire name space"
> would have given the feeling to the reader that you are stating your strong
> belief.
Jay was not stating a belief, IMHO, but I am sure that Jay will correct me
if I am misstating him here... Therefore he was stating a FACT!!!
>
> I would have disagreed with your sentence, but I would never have thought at
> it as an incorrect statement, and nobody would have called it "a lie".
>
> It is a small change, but not a minor point, IMHO.
And one that you FAILED to provide...
>
>
> Regards
> Roberto
Regards,
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