Re: Conflict resolution?

[tor@wtv.net (Bob Allisat)]

I, Bob Allisat, wrote:
> NSI is an American corporation
> that owns Internic, currently the
> only fully functioning Domain Name
> Registry. NSI is controlled by a
> defense contractor Corp called SAIC
> which has extremely close ties to
> the Pentagon, CIA, NSA and the American
> Government.

Vince Wolodkin wrote:
>So???  They also have knowledge and capabilities noone else has.  We
>don't like their policies, but the real problem is they have been poorly
>managed by their NSF handlers.

 The NSF is bankrupt for christ
 sakes. The world is entrusting
 all of it's Internet Domain Name
 registration to what is virtually
 an extension of US Foriegn Policy.
 This is completely and totally
 unacceptable. We, the people who
 live other nations of the world
 will not tolerate this much longer.

I, Bob, continued about NSI/Internic...
>>  No-one will support thie organization
>>  becoming the protector of "." the
>>  undefined root. This function has
>>  to be adopted by a non-profit, fully
>>  international, democratic organization
>>  not a group of US generals.


Vince concluded:
>And Bob, do you think the group you have in mind would operate the
>meta-registry themselves.  No, likely they would contract it out.  This
>is what I suggested.  The meta-registry WOULD NOT be the protector of
>"."

 Well the undefined root "."
 is sort of like inviolable.
 It can't be owned by anyone
 without everyone suffering.
 So it will be held in trust
 and, as long as this trust
 lasts, people will be content.

 The meta-registry could serve
 to safeguard "." as well. One
 thing we all may agree on is
 that Internic/NSI trying to
 be the de facto savious of "."
 and the meta-registry and all
 Domain Services worldwide is a
 totally phucked and wandering
 idea.

 We need dozens of NICs. We need
 an international, non-profit
 meta-registry. We need somewhere
 to safeguard "." Let's get on with
 it shall we?

                             Bob Allisat

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