RE: [wg-c] .eu and the notion of regional TLDs

["Roeland M.J. Meyer" <rmeyer@mhsc.com>]

Hello Chris,

I was quite well aware of the context when I said what I did. I also agree
with you. My meaning was to say that I understood the motivation. I never
claimed to condone it, or maybe I did.<grin>

To put it bluntly, this whole process is taking way too long, with endless
delays and speed-bumps thrown in almost haphazardly. There is going to come
a time when unilateral action will be taken by someone. EU is just building
up the pressure some more.

The higher the pent-up demand, the greater the chance that someone will
actually take unilateral action. Chris, I would think that you would welcome
this.

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> From: owner-wg-c@dnso.org [mailto:owner-wg-c@dnso.org]On Behalf Of
> Christopher Ambler
> Sent: Thursday, February 03, 2000 9:03 PM
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> >However, you make an argument for process here and there just isn't
> >one. For the most part, we are lacking process definition terms and
> >the actual procedures themselves. The EU want to move forward NOW
> >and I can understand their desire. Ergo, they are moving forward
> >with the best analysis of process that they can come up with.
> >Lacking a clearly defined process ourselves, who can say that they
> >are wrong? The old process for adding TLDs to the root was ad hoc,
> >at best. Certainly it was/is haphazard.
> >
> >I can also understand the EU losing patience with this whole
> >schtick.
>
> Too bad that what they're doing is the exact kind of action that got
> other prospective TLD proposers called rather angry names.
>
> Existing TLD applicants have been told that they must wait for the
> process. They've been told this for over 4 years now. And now .EU
> comes along, with some weight to throw around, and it's
> all-of-a-sudden
> all right?!
>
> Not by a long shot.
>
> If .EU moves forward through these, at best unethical channels, you
> can expect other TLDs to use anything at their disposal to get the
> same results. Indeed, the addition of .EU will make it only that
> much easier.
>
> Christopher
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