Joop Teernstra a �crit:
> I think I have been pretty coherent in my postings and submissions over the
> last two years.
> I do not expect people who see commercial and non-commercial as black and
> white to agree with me.
> You are welcome to go your own way with your ICIIU and the NCDNHC.
>
> I see the future of the Net differently. Every Domain can have commercial
> and non-commercial aspects.
> The Net is, among other things, a (commercial/non-commercial) network of
> Individuals.
> Commercial does not necessarily mean Corporate.
> Netizens are both producers and consumers.
> What they all need is a secure environment to exist in, without the threat
> of arbitrary TM attacks or registry abuse-of-power.
> For that they need solid and united representation in the DNSO.
> As Individual DN owners.
I may have gone too far, and I apologize for whatever in my reply
could have been construed as a personal attack. But however much I
may like you personally, what you are doing is divisive. Even while
I agree with you theoretically, it seems to me that we must deal
with the present reality and not try too hard to remake it as we
might wish it to be, if we are to be effective.
All domain names, or most, are registered and administered by
individuals. But those individuals have different purposes for them,
and these purposes are in conflict, not only because the number of
domain names is limited but because there are limits on IP
addresses, bandwidth, caching files, browser programs, and every
other resource in this finite world. Sometimes the best interest of
a non-commercial web user coincides with that of a small business
web user, even with a big business web user. Sometimes not. The best
arena for giving free play to these tensions might be a DNSO without
constituencies, as many have suggested. But we are presently stuck
with them. And I, for one, don't want to see all the progressive,
laissez-faire, anti-regulatory, free-enterprise and free-speech
advocates lumped into one constituency, rather than acting to
influence every constituency.
I was content with the creation of a non-commercial constituency,
not because I see the interests of the ICIIU as being allied only
with those of non-commercial entities, but because it seemed to
encourage the participation of all those entities that have so far
been excluded
from the debate: schools, libraries, community groups, artistic and
cultural public benefit organizations, and the like. And I felt that
in the end it was best for us all if, rather than seeking refuge in
a home made for dissidents, as a constituency for individuals would
surely become, my colleagues from the commercial sector joined the
other constituencies and influenced them. I still believe this.
In any case, it isn't easy to refute your arguments. They are ones I
have made myself from time to time. But they seem not to be
pragmatically opportune at present, and the ICIIU has an opportunity
to bring some of the heretofore disenfranchised into the arena, so I
take that opportunity and try to make the most of it. If you can
accomplish something useful with a new constituency for individuals,
good luck to you, and I hope you succeed.
