[ga] Fw: L Gallegos....I think it is time for me to provide a little input here

["Jim Fleming" <jfleming@anet.com>]

Sent: Sunday, November 11, 2001 8:23 PM
Subject: L Gallegos....I think it is time for me to provide a little input here


> http://listserver.isocnz.org.nz/pipermail/idno-discuss/2001-November/001602.
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> Re[2]: [Idno-discuss] POSSR - The PacificRoot Open Source Shared Registry
> system
> L Gallegos idno-discuss at idno.org
> Sun, 11 Nov 2001 20:17:59 -0500
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> I think it is time for me to provide a little input here.
> 
> FYI, AtlanticRoot Network, Inc. was formed shortly after I became the
> .BIZ tld Holder.  The only reason the corporation was formed at that time
> was to provide an incorporated entity so that I could more easily
> contract out registration services to The PacificRoot.  However, the
> plans for ARNI are much wider than just TLD management, not that it is
> of any interest to IDNO, or that it should be of any interest to IDNO.
> Karl Peters is the other owner of ARNI.  To date, Karl has had very little
> to do with the corporation other than have his name on the paperwork
> and to impart advice when I have asked for it.  I am the active participant
> in that entity.
> 
> Neither Karl nor I *work for* ARNI and neither one of us nor the
> corporation itself works for The PacificRoot in any capacity.  ARNI has a
> contract with The PacificRoot for the provision of certain specific
> services, period.  In addition, it has been very widely publicized that The
> PacificRoot is contracted to provide registration services for ARNI TLDs.
> 
> As for WXW providing contracted programming services to The
> PacificRoot, it is my understanding that he was contracted to do so and
> has done a credible job at it.  POSSR seems to function very well, to
> WXW's credit.
> 
> To be honest, I did not know until a vew months ago that WXW was the
> main developer of POSSR and was quite surprisd myself, considering
> his rather vocal political denouncement of the alt.roots.  However, it is to
> his credit that he separates his work from his politics.  It is a difficult
> thing to do and I must admire him for being able to do so and provide an
> excellent service for a project that he obviously has issues with in
> principle.
> 
> How many people work for companies whose principles they abhor?  I
> know many who collect paychecks from companies whose politics are
> totally against their own personal ethics or preferences.  I have worked
> for people who hate my religion, but have not persecuted me for it.  I
> have done contract work for companies I truly dislike, but my services
> have nothing to do with their policies.  Work and politics don't mix.
> 
> I would not hesitate to hire an excellent programmer who would provide
> the programming I desire, regardless of his politics.  Unless those
> attitutdes (political) permeated the work, I would not even think to
> question personal personal political leanings.  WXW happens to be an
> excellent programmer with innovative ideas.  His politics (with which I
> most often vehimently disagree) are his own business.
> 
> I am truly disappointed that Karl's being an owner of the corporation that
> I conceived and asked him to participate in is the basis for criticism by
> Joop and others.  What is even worse, is that no one has bothered to
> ask me, the majority owner of ARNI, what the circumstances are or
> were.  No one has bothered to read what is widely known on the net -
> that ARNI has contracted with The PacificRoot to provide registration
> services for our TLDs - a not uncommon practice.
> 
> Just to make things crystal clear to those who wish to slam either Karl
> or Bradley Thornton, neither one *works* for ARNI and neither Karl nor
> myself have any relationship with The PacificRoot other than the
> contract for services.  AND neither company has anything to do with
> IDNO or its aspirations for either becoming an ICANN constituency or
> the promotion of a voice for independent domain name holders.
> 
> Further, any independent contractor utilized by either company has
> nothing to do with personal ideologies, nor would I be inclined to inquire
> of a contractor what those might be.  My only requirement is fulfillment
> of the contract to my satisfaction in return for proper consideration.
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Leah
> 
> 
> On 12 Nov 2001, at 9:20, Joop Teernstra wrote:
> 
> > On 01:51 11/11/01 -0800, William X Walsh said:
> >
> > >I was contracted to do a contract programming job by the company that
> > >employs Bradley Thornton, and I've never let my personal views interfere
> > >with what programming jobs I will take on.
> >
> > That does not sound credible or principled.
> >
> > I think that for the sake of transparency, the IDNO members may like to
> > know who owns this company, that also appears to employ Karl E.Peters.
> (Mr.
> > Atlantic Root)
> >
> >
> >
> >
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