Re: [wg-c] new TLDs

[Dave Crocker <dcrocker@brandenburg.com>]

At 12:27 AM 12/23/1999 , Karl Auerbach wrote:
>Clearly you haven't been reading closely.  The difference is between
>ICANN/DNSO imposed charters on gTLDs and letting TLD operators freely
>attempt to select criteria, if any, and, if they feel like it, to try to
>build a meaning.
>
>The former approach is Internet Governence writ large. It implies a
>certification authority to say who fits and who does not, and implies
>liability to ICANN for errors.
>
>The latter approach is nothing more than a standard private efforts at

You forgot to mention that the former is a continuation of 15 years of 
operation while the latter is a basic change to DNS administration.

You also forgot to mention that the former facilitates IANA/ICANN retention 
of authority and control while the latter imparts "property" to a TLD registry.

d/

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