Re: [ga-roots] TLD's

["L Gallegos" <jandl@jandl.com>]

Dassa, I don't understand your objection.  A TLD was offered to the 
TLDA and was not accepted partly because the TLDA does not operate 
any TLDs or a root.  It is a trade association, and as such, the board 
felt that the TLDA would or could be seen as being in competition with 
its members if it held the TLD.  It has nothing to do with treating a TLD 
casually.  As a matter of fact, it was considered to be a serious enough 
issue that it took considerable discussion.

In addition, the initial board was tasked with specific functions and we 
limited ourselves to those tasks.  The permanent, elected board will 
have the responsibility to address issues such as this one and it would 
have been premature and innapropriate for the initial board to accept it.

Just to clarify things a bit for you, the TLDA does not and will not treat 
the operation of any TLD cavalierly.  It is, in fact, a very serious 
undertaking.  TLDA is a new organization and has a great deal of growth 
and planning ahead.  I would expect the naysayers to pan it, but your 
comments were really premature, IMO.

Leah


On 20 May 2001, at 11:06, Dassa wrote:

> I found the following URL interesting reading:
> http://www.tlda.org/official/minutes/meeting_bod_03_27_2001.html
> 
> Especially the following:
> MOTION 4 BY GENE MARSH
> The TLDA will hold but not operate the top level domain ".TLD" until a
> discussion at a later date MOTION SECONDED BY LEAH GALLAGOS THE VOTE: YES:
> LEAH GALLAGOS, JOHN PALMER. NO: RICHARD SEXTON, RAY FASSET, GENE MARSH
> TOTAL: 2 YES, 3 NO. THE MOTION IS NOT AGREED TO.
> 
> MOTION 5 BY GENE MARSH
> The TLDA respecfully declines the stewardship of ".TLD" and returns it to
> its holder, Ron Kimball. THE MOTION WAS SECONDED BY LEAH GALLAGOS Richard
> made an objection stating that Ron Kimball did not want the top level
> domain - how can it be given back to him if he didn't want it. The chair
> made a motion to set aside the rules which was seconded by Leah Gallagos
> and the matter was discussed further. A motion was made by The Chair to
> strike the vote on MOTION 5 and it was seconded by Richard Sexton. The
> Chair made a new motion:
> 
> MOTION 6 BY GENE MARSH
> The TLDA respectfully declines the kind offer of Ron Kimball for the top
> level domain ".TLD". MOTION SECONDED BY LEAH GALLAGOS THE VOTE: YES:
> RICHARD SEXTON, LEAH GALLAGOS, JOHN PALMER, RAY FASSET, GENE MARSH TOTALS:
> 5 YES, 0 NO. THE MOTION IS AGREED TO UNANIMOUSLY.
> 
> Which highlights some of the problems I have with any root other than the
> legacy root.
> 
> Here is a set of people deciding the fate of a TLD.  Notice, there are only
> 5 of them.  Although the ICANN processes are not perfect, we, the Internet
> Public do have means of stating our thoughts and issues with any proposal
> ICANN is thinking of adopting.  I also have a problem with the issue of a
> TLD being treated in such a casual slipshod fashion.  The need for 3
> motions to be put forward on such an important issue before a resolution by
> a body dedicated to TLD's does not engender confidence.
> 
> Darryl (Dassa) Lynch.
> 
> --
> This message was passed to you via the ga-roots@dnso.org list.
> Send mail to majordomo@dnso.org to unsubscribe
> ("unsubscribe ga-roots" in the body of the message).
> Archives at http://www.dnso.org/archives.html
> 


--
This message was passed to you via the ga-roots@dnso.org list.
Send mail to majordomo@dnso.org to unsubscribe
("unsubscribe ga-roots" in the body of the message).
Archives at http://www.dnso.org/archives.html