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Re: Re(2): [wg-review] Re(2): [cctld-discuss] Comments on review ofDNSO by Mr Park


Ok, i respect your disagreement.
But, let me disagree with "all DNS operators speak English".
There is an abismal difference betwen UNDERSTAND english texts and DISCUSS in public in english...

Oscar


> Joel,
>
> first of all I disagree with Ocar, that the multi-language issue is
> the cause for the great ICANN divide. That is just not true, in fact
> it is the opposite, if we were to do this, we'd get into even more
> problems.
>
> It has to do with power, money and influence. Maybe not in this order,
> but nothing else. Bill Semich is right, again, that we need to put
> these things into plain, simple, and unambiguous English.
>
> Secondly all DNS operators speak English already, or they would not be
> able to perate the name servers. Never mind that a large percentage of
> the .COM servers are misconfigured, but then the command of English in
> the Land of the Fancy Elections has been argued about :-)-O
>
> And if we start considering it where does it stop? First the Krauts
> want in, then Namibia asks that domain names must be able to include
> the characters \!#/ so that Damara names are possible.
>
>
> > robin@minervan.com writes:
>
> >> I think German should be included as well - if one looks at the
> >> demographics, one will see that Germany is one of the countries
> >> leading the technology trail on the Continent,
>
> Besides the fact that German is my native language this statement is
> such UTTER, NAUSEATING nonsense, that I had to medicate myself when
> reading it.
>
> >> and has a higher percentage of Internet users and businesses
> >> compared to most other European countries.
>
> But, they have all had English in School, and in particular the people
> involved in the DNS ALL speak English, without exception.
>
> >> Germany surely outflanks France and Spain, I think only the UK
> >> might have more Internet users, although a higher number of
> >> Internet companies might be debatable.  Even the at-large
> >> representative from Europe is German. German is spoken in Austria,
> >> Germany, South Tyrol (part of Italy), and large parts of
> >> Switzerland.  Its the native language of a sizable proportion of
> >> Europeans, not just Germans.
>
> I fail to the the relevance, of any of the above drivel.
>
> I can't care less if a country has 2 Internet users or 2 Million.
>
> The question is, do the DNS managers speak enough English to realize
> that when dealing with the current ICANN they must lay back, close
> their eyes and think of England?
>
>
>
>
>
> el
>


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