Re: [ga-roots] Re: ICANN Policy -- revised version

[Stefan Probst <stefan.probst@opticom.v-nam.net>]

I agree wholeheartedly.

Or in other words: I still fail to understand, why registrations in the 
root have to be handled that *much* differently than those in the gTLDs.

Regarding fees:
I think a fixed amount per SLD is ok.
There will be TLDs, which cover a broad spectrum with millions of 
financially wealthy registrants, but I see no reason, why there shouldn't 
be also smaller ones, or ones which cater for parts of the world where 
people are not as rich as in the US.

Why should .museum or .coop or .humanrights pay same much like .biz or .travel?
Or .hmong (a tribe in Vietnam)(latter TLD preferably registered in UTF-8)?

Stefan

At 19:22 17.06.01 -0700, Jeff Williams wrote:
-------------------------
>Chris and all,
>
>NameCritic wrote:
>
> > Ok, look. I am not suggesting every TLD in every root should be included by
> > ICANN. What I am saying is that ICANN has not set any true standards for
> > what a TLD operator must work by. They made personal judgement calls in the
> > selection process that had nothing to do with any standard criteria for
> > selection.
>
>   I also agree that not every TLD suggested should be included either in
>the Legacy/USG roots.  I also agree that as set of minimum standards
>need to be set for how and what qualifies ANY potential TLD registry
>can have it's proposed TLD entered into the Legacy/USG roots, and
>that those decisions and standards should be agreed upon and determined
>by the participating stakeholders as is outlined in the White Paper and
>MoU.  This is where the ICANN BoD and Staff have failed to meet
>their mandate in their contractual obligations with the DOC/NTIA.
>
> >
> >
> > First create exact standards for which a TLD Operator would need to 
> meet for
> > inclusion.
>
>   Yes!  And these exact standards should be minimum and determined by
>ANY and ALL participating Stakeholders right here in the DNSO as is
>mandated in the ICANN Bylaws...  This is not being done presently...
>
> >
> >
> > They give a grace perios for dot biz for IP interests to get their domains
> > before anyone else. Why not set up a time period for all tld owners who
> > currently hold tlds in other roots but wish to be included in the legacy
> > root to meet the set standards.
>
>   Yes, exactly!
>
> >
> >
> > I think the reason is then Tucows and other Companies that are let's say
> > ICANN-Friendly could not then duplicate those tlds that met the standards
> > for inclusion.
>
>   Agreed.
>
> >
> >
> > There does not need to be a $50,000 fee to be qualified for inclusion.
>
>   Absolutely right.  A processing fee of much less should be sufficient.
>And a lottery process to determine whom and what TLD's are added to the
>Legacy/USG roots is not a fair and open process...
>
> > Let
> > $1 per domain name registration in the included tlds fund ICANN entirely.
> > Then ICANN won't have to worry about funding and if they are beholden to
> > anyone for their finances it would be the users who register domain names.
>
>   This could be used as a method, but I would prefer a fixed processing
>fee that is paid one time bu the potential registry.  As ICANN is a
>non-profit 501 c(3) corp. you method here Chris is problematic...
>
> >
> >
> > I don't care what any techie says. This is not a technical issue except
> > where maybe the IETF help set the technical requirements for operating a
> > TLD. It is a social and political issue that ICANN needs to resolve and 
> this
> > is NOT difficult to do.
>
>  Technopolitics seems to to have driven the ICANN BOD and staff.  Tail
>wagging the dog sort of thing...  The IETF is intertwined in this.  As such
>it's judgments are being increasingly questions and for good reason...
>
> >
> >
> > The users are more than happy to fund ICANN. We don't need the IP interests
> > or the Corporate money. Take the number of domains filed in one year x $1
> > and ICANN has more than enough to give itself those nice fat raises.
>
>   This is where I think you are mistaken.
>
> >
> >
> > 28,869,097 domains registered as of March 2001. That is a lot of money. It
> > is not a tax no matter how one might try to label it. I think organizations
> > like the IDNO and others would endorse the plan.
>
>   I think you may be a bit premature here...
>
> >
> >
> > This gives current holders of tlds their chance to be included with no harm
> > to users or ICANN. They would have to meet a set of standards that 
> should be
> > arrived at through a bottom up procedure THROUGH the DNSO using both the
> > @Large and the GA to work on it.
>
>   Agreed.
>
> >
> >
> > But of course there will be reasons given why it isn't just this easy. 
> IT IS
> > THIS EASY.
>
>   Yes of course...  And we all know why as well...
>
> >
> >
> > You see WXW and Dassa. I am not out to destroy ICANN. I am on the list to
> > help find a way ICANN can perform it's functions in the manner of a
> > nonprofit org that represents the users not as it has been acting as a for
> > profit corp looking out for the IP Interests and the other corps. That 
> is an
> > area where I am comfortable in stating an opinion about and more than
> > qualified to do so.
>
>   WXW, Darryl (AKA Dessa) and others of their points of view, have
>a problem with being open in their thought processes.  You just have
>to deal with that as best you can, or ignore them all together....
>
> >
> >
> > Chris McElroy aka NameCritic
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Simon Higgs" <simon@higgs.com>
> > To: "M. Stuart Lynn" <lynn@icann.org>
> > Cc: "Milton Mueller" <Mueller@syr.edu>; <webmaster@babybows.com>;
> > <ga-roots@dnso.org>
> > Sent: Sunday, June 17, 2001 2:27 PM
> > Subject: Re: [ga-roots] Re: ICANN Policy -- revised version
> >
> > > At 09:17 AM 6/15/01 -0700, M. Stuart Lynn wrote:
> > >
> > > >It seems, Milton, that academe has arrived at a new standard since I 
> left
> > > >two years ago. Anyone who agrees with you is "honest" and anyone who
> > > >disagrees is not ;-). Well, well!
> > >
> > > My guess is that would depend upon being able to back it up with true
> > > facts. Not this factually-inaccurate spin that Vint sells to CNN.
> > >
> > > >The basis for the statement that ICANN's policy is to support a single
> > > >authoritative root is extensively articulated in my document and the
> > > >references clearly cited. The White Paper, the Memorandum of
> > > >Understanding, and the Articles of Incorporation give clear 
> indication of
> > > >ICANN's Policy. They are ICANN's charter documents. I suggest you read
> > > >them again. They are not very hard to understand and their statements
> > with
> > > >regard to an authoritative single root and to competing roots are quite
> > clear.
> > >
> > > It appears that short-sighted near-term policy overrides any sane
> > long-term
> > > response. Unfortunately, the consequences of such blind actions will harm
> > > the Internet far more than a sensible long-term policy.
> > >
> > > >My statement on ICANN Policy is not unilateral -- it is well-grounded in
> > > >the community processes that led to the White Paper and to the formation
> > > >of ICANN.
> > >
> > > Are you referring to the coup that took the IAHC away from Postel? Which
> > > led to the hopelessly illegal sham called the gTLD-MOU? Which the White
> > > Paper stopped dead, only to be subverted by the very same people who were
> > > behind the gTLD-MOU?
> > >
> > > Hardly what I call a "well-grounded community process".
> > >
> > > --
> >
>
>Regards,
>
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