Re: [IFWP] catch 22? - Not hardly

[Planet Communications Computing Facility]

On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Jeff Williams wrote:

> Planet Communications Computing Facility wrote:
> > On Wed, 11 Aug 1999, Gordon Cook wrote:

> > Jim, Esther, Mike and the remainder of the gang will not use whatever
> > control they do have because the reprocussions would be fatal.
> 
>   I believe you mean Joe, Esther, and Mike here.  But none the less, here
> I don't agree.  They have already tried and are to some extent have used
> their influence to force policies upon the stakeholders that are not
> supported by them.  The "Accreditation Policy" for instance, is just one example.

I disagree.  They are doing their jobs to the best of their ability in
order to meet their respective mandates.  I agree they have stepped on a
few toes.  But they have too, their mandates are in conflict with existing
reality.  And policy issues are irrelevant to the goal, which is, and
always has been - who controls the internet - or in terms we all
understand - who runs dot.

> > 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.
> 
>   This sounds good, or safe, but is not realistic.

why not?

> > 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.
> 
>   They have been ask, and several times...  Where have you been?

Unofficially I am aware of the process.  Officially I am not.  NSI
understands this.  That's why their spamming their whois lists.  It's the
standard marketing response to increase awareness.  Perfectly acceptable
behavior for a corporation to maintain relations with it's client base.

> > But before we do that, the quality of the discussion in these conferences
> > must improve.  ICANN's survival depends on it.
> 
>   ICANN's survival, in it's present form is questionable at best...

At this rate it does not look good, and the destabilization which is
occurring at this time could cause serious problems to the
infrastructure.  You I, can not can icann, but the internet can.

Regards
Jeff Mason

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