Ellen Rony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Mr, Farber. There is room here for a different cause/effect analysis. I
> posit that if ICANN fails, it will be an indicator that the ICANN *model*
> was not workable, NOT that the Net cannot manage itself. The model that is
> the source of so much controversy is one that began with several insiders
> hand-picking a group of supposed DNS newbies who were, in turn, secretive,
> clueless and easily swayed.
The danger, IMHO, is that if the models continue to fail (IAHC, gTLD-MoU,
ICANN, etc), the entities who are overseeing the process (governments)
may tire of it and intervene directly. As I've said before, their agenda
of late has not been particularly friendly to the small business or
individual. Something like the DNRC would have much less chance of
getting its concerns addressed.
> ICANN arrived on the DNS scene as a stillborn puppy. This is why your
> assertion that "we must make it work" falls on deaf ears. Sorry, but that
> dog won't hunt.
In all fairness, ICANN must cooperate in making it work also.
--gregbo
