>>So what you are really saying is that you don't like the Americans. >>That's a different matter, but does not have any real bearing on >>how well the job is being done. > > I do not dislike the Americans, I dislike their government - different > things.
Cannot honestly think of any government I would profess to 'liking'! ;0) >>Out of interest, which Islamic state would *you* have hold the root >>DNS servers?? Or do you think they're too lenient and you'd prefer >>a communist state?? ... > > Personally, I do not think countries wishing to restrict access to the > Internet even need the root DNS servers - the great firewall of China > is a good example. > > Let me make this clear, I am not against the DNS servers being hosted > in America, what I am against is them being controlled by Americans. > ICANN was initially mostly made up of North American scientists - so > clearly ICANN taking control wouldn't have made much difference. But > now, ICANN is more diversified and wants to become a more globalised > organisation. > > So, basically, I don't care if the DNS servers are hosted in America. > What I would like to see is ICANN having 100% control - without the > interference of the US Department of Commerce. This would still make > the DNS servers global and I wouldn't have a problem with that. I'm sure if there were ever US interference, involving any kind of censorship/content control, there would be a very rapid and co-ordinated move to replace the current TLD setup with something more akin to that which you are talking about. It could be done now if there was a perceived threat. No point worrying about it though as there's no sign of these things coming to pass...yet! Regs. Iain. -- Web: http://www.mein.it Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Yahoo! IM: expat_iain ICQ: 224055739 SIP: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +356 21 376 326 GSM: +356 99 296 296
