On Mon, Jul 31, 2000 at 01:53:05PM -0400, Richard J. Sexton wrote:
[...]
> Sure, a million users is nothing to sneeze at. I think part of the
> problem here is the notion that the decision to support 10,000
> users wasn't ever made public - perhaps it was and I just missed
> it although that seems unlikely - but, I'm utterly convinced it
> that hard limit was made public people woild have freaked out
> and severely questioned and warned about such a small number.
Nobody set a hard limit.
> At the end of the day, planning for 10,000 anf getting 143,000
> gets you in trouble. Planning for a million and getting 143,000
> doesn't.
Sure it does. You've wasted money, lots of it.
> As for the money, Becky Burr/NTIC/DoC has stated in open fora
> that if it came right down to it and ICANN couldn't afford
> to do what it was doing, DoC would not let it fail because
> of money. I have no reason to believe she was lying.
Of course! It's so simple! ICANN can spend as much money as it wants
because the DOC will bail them out.
> Alternatives are always an option. If people were asekd "do
> you want only the first 10,000 to be able to vote or
> do you mind if we ask you to send a self addresses stamped
> envelope or a doller or two if you're outside the US" my
> off the wall guess is people would pick the latter.
Hindsight is wonderful. Planning with off the wall guesses is a
breeze.
--
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