Re: [ga] Competitive Roots [was Additional Mailing Lists]

[k@widgital.com (Kristy McKee)]

I don't believe ICANN should be in competition with anyone other than 
another group who wants to provide technical coordination services for the 
USG Root servers, etc.

:)

~k

At 07:36 AM 4/22/2001 -0700, Eric Dierker wrote:
>GA Members;
>
>Do we have a consensus that these roots are in competition with ICANN?
>
>If they are then we should have one course of action, as in competition 
>strategy.
>
>If they are not then we have another course of action, inclusion and 
>cooperation.
>
>I also suggest that if it is competition then .biz is a non-issue, why 
>would we
>care about competitors rights, and if that is the case, we should unleash 
>a slew
>of gTLDs that compete with every other competing root.
>
>(someone please tell us that competition is not what it is)
>
>Sincerely,
>
>
>
>Patrick Corliss wrote:
>
> > Hi Sotiris
> >
> > > With all due respect, Patrick, I think it would be wise to leave 
> aside the
> > > topic of competitive roots.  This, because  the competitive roots topic
> > > is really not an ICANN relevant topic; the ICANN intransigence on
> > > competitive roots is firmly entrenched and IMHO it will take a miracle
> > > to get the BoD to even comment on altroots.  After all, competitive roots
> > > are just that: competition.
> >
> > Can't agree, honestly.  First it's an issue with New.net's drive to 
> expand its
> > operations.  Secondly, many people will keep bringing it up if .biz gets
> > approved and operational.  Thirdly, there is going to have to be a debate
> > about MultiBind.  Fourthly, we need to consider multilinguals but this is a
> > diversion for many, if not most, on the main mailing list.    Finally I 
> don't
> > see why we ought not to discuss the competition - Pepsi does !!
> >
> > The whole issue really needs to be shunted off to a separate mailing list
> > somewhere.  Otherwise it will keep coming back to haunt the main list.
> >
> > I know I have an interest in this topic but that's just good common sense.
> >
> > Best regards
> > Patrick Corliss
>
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