Mark and all, I am in complete agreement with your conclusion in your comments here Mark. There is and has never been a "Bottom-Up" process for the DNSO or the ICANN for that matter from the very beginning. I have pointed this out before along with many others. Of course, mostly met with deaf ears. Hence we are again seeing a "Cabel" of a very few dictating policy through a "Top Down" process that is not in keeping with the Stakeholder community, and damaging the future and present of the Internet. Mark C. Langston wrote: > In a message to the NC list, Joe Sims speaks from a legal standpoint, > regarding the GA, its Chair, and their relation to the NC: > > (from http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/council/Arc03/msg00072.html) > > "Since the GA Chair is an arm of the NC used to carry out the NC's > management responsibilities with respect to the GA, it is not correct > to view this process as being required to be either truly electoral or > representative." > > So, the GA Chair is a tool for the top-down control of the GA, and > the NC can put whoever they want in that position. > > In another message, Theresa Swinehart outlines what appears to > be the consensus for the NC as to how they are going to run this > process: > > (from http://www.dnso.org/clubpublic/council/Arc03/msg00094.html , > dated Monday Nov 15, 1999) > > "1) The NC will accept a list of 5 nominated names which the GA has > selected. > > 2) The NC expects the GA membership to indicate its level of support > for these nominees (e.g., endorsements). > > 3) The NC expects to have a short background, and statement of purpose > and objectives the nominee in the role as Chair of the GA. This should > include: what the nominee can do for the GA and its role in the DNSO; > how they intend to interact with the NC and the 7 constituencies > within the DNSO; and anything else the nominee considers important." > > So the NC had already determined, as early as last Monday, which proposal > they're going to accept. > > I fail to see any bottom-up processes inherent in any of this. > > -- > Mark C. Langston > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Systems Admin > San Jose, CA Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams Spokesman INEGroup (Over 95k members strong!) CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1894 Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208
