To recall a point I made many years ago about the DNS: Since every user of any computer, who has their computer's "root" password, or if the computer does not have a password on its "root" login, has the privilege of setting the value of the user's own choosing for the IP address location of her/his choice of root server!
It is my observation that every time any such user requests a root server name resolution, that they are in fact "voting," in the real sense of the word, for their choice of root service. So, I conclude that the Internet is inherently democratic without any central controls, or any need for central controls of where the users look for DNS root service. Every user has a free choice, and the freedom to exercise that choice. Thus, my conclusion is that the Internet is as democratic as any community has ever been or ever will be since all users actually vote many times each day! This is even more democratic than Chicago where the lore has it that everyone should vote early and often. How much better (more democratic) do you think any committee is ever going to make it? All we need is for ICANN to get out of the way...\Stef At 4:41 PM -0700 3/19/02, Ken Freed wrote: >Please notice the ongoing tendencey to entrust >decision-making to "experts" instead of trusting >the Internet public to be educated enough to make >responsible policy decisions in an open democracy, >instead of the current system of fuedal kingdoms. >-- ken > > >Jay Fenello wrote: > >> > >> Farber suggests the IAB: > > > >> > PFIR - People For Internet Responsibility - > > > >> >An Open Letter to the Global Internet Community > > > >> >First, as an immediate temporary measure, all Internet policy, >operational, > >> >and other Internet-related functions currently performed by >ICANN should be > >> >transferred, as soon as practicable while maintaining continuity, to a > >> >different, already existing non-profit organization (or >organizations) on a > >> >non-permanent, strictly stewardship basis. One potential candidate we > >>would > >> >suggest considering for this role would be the Internet >Architecture Board > >> >(IAB) > > > >In other words, the final complete takeover by ISOC of the Internet > >domain name system. > > > >> >Next, we recommend that an intensive, international study be started at > >> >once, with a mandate to propose detailed and meaningful paths for the > >> >Internet's development, operations, and management. The goal >of this study > >> >would be to help guide the formation of purpose-built representative > >> >organizations > > > >These would, naturally, end up being identical with the local chapters > >of ISOC around the world. > > > >> >Our third recommended step would be for the results of this study to be > >> >carefully considered and, as deemed appropriate, to be implemented. > >> >Internet-related functions would be transferred from the temporary > >> >stewardship organization(s) to the entities developed from the study > > >>results. > > > >That is, from ISOC (the IAB) to ISOC (international local chapters). > > > >M.S.
