Re: [wg-c] 1447PDT 4/18, DNSO NC made all our work irrelevant

[Rick H Wesson <wessorh@ar.com>]

is there a an IRC channel where all the listeners can discuss these
issues?

-rick



On Tue, 18 Apr 2000, Mark C. Langston wrote:

> 
> In the teleconference just now, they decided:
> 
> 1)  That WGs are not the voice of the community, and that reports that
>     go to the ICANN BoD should reflect their constituencies wishes instead
>     (several almost sotto voce comments were heard regarding the fact that
>     "just anyone" can participate in the working groups, and the results 
>     should be discounted),
> 
> 2)  That new gTLDs should be introduced (Yes: 14, No: 3  Abs: 0), but
> 
> 3)  That it shouldn't be 6-10 (Yes: 5, No: 9, Abs:  2)
> 
> They're probably going to act on WG-B's report next, and wholeheartedly
> support the Sunrise proposal, because all the "dissenters" were those 
> unrepresented rabble who you find in open processes, and the voices
> being heard couldn't possibly reflect the community.
> 
> Pat yourselves on the back, folks.  We've just wasted a year of our
> lives to have a group of lawyers decide that _THEY_ should be making
> these decisions, and to hell with our work if they don't agree with it.
> 
> And just so you know, one of the staunchest and most vocal of those
> speaking up regarding just tossing our results was the ever-present
> Mr. Sheppard, of the Sheppard/Kleinman document, and co-NC liason to
> WG-B.
> 
> They've just aptly demonstrated that the working groups are meaningless.
> We could have had just as much influence if the NC itself came up with
> the report, and then opened it to public comment.
> 
> Of course, this particular NC teleconference isn't archived anywhere
> and wasn't webcast, due to "budgetary considerations".  Must be the
> US$75k they're having to spend for a Secretariat, huh?
> 
> One of these days, there's going to be a _real_ threat to the
> stability of the Net, and there's not much the mighty IP Constituency
> and their deep pockets can do about it.  Keep throwing your muscle
> around like this, and you may find that the people who know how to
> operate the border routers, the switches, the servers hosting
> mission-critical services have had their fill of your antics,
> organize, and go on strike.  And unlike a factory floor, your chances
> of finding scabs and strikebreakers to come in and run the machinery
> for you are significantly smaller.
> 
> -- 
> Mark C. Langston
> mark@bitshift.org
> Systems & Network Admin
> San Jose, CA
>