On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Gordon Cook wrote:
> if the internet is to be homogenized or globalized under uniform laws
> and controls, let it be done openly and honestly and NOT under the
> guise of setting up ICANN to bring competition into dns and protect
> us from evil NSI...... although I must say i have become almost as
> disgusted with the absence of apparent leadership from Jim Rutt at
> NSI as with Esther and Mike.
Let me assure you that under no circumstances will the internet be
globalized under uniform laws and controls. DNS is a technical matter
wrapped in a catch 22. Governments are attempting to sieze an opportunity
at control which does not exist. I'm very concerned that alot of people
are going to end up with egg on their faces and we should take every
opportunity to avoid that.
Neither ICANN nor NSI is evil. We both understand that. Nor are the
government officials involved in this mess evil. Possibly misguided.
The only thing we have discovered in our examination of this process is
that no one is in control. And those in control of portions of the dns
infrastructure are themselves divided.
Jim, Esther, Mike and the remainder of the gang will not use whatever
control they do have because the reprocussions would be fatal. Whoever
makes the first move will by default be thrown off the party boat and lose
whatever control they did have. If this were to ever happen internet
users would receive a quick education and they would be fried alive and
this process forever lost.
At this time control of the internet is distributed to 150,000 entities
who control the root pointers. I think it's time to ask them what they
think.
But before we do that, the quality of the discussion in these conferences
must improve. ICANN's survival depends on it.
Regards
Jeff Mason
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