Re: Shared vs. Exclusive

[Hank Nussbacher <hank@ibm.net.il>]

On Thu, 21 Nov 1996, Vince Wolodkin wrote:

> > a) The Shared Top Level Domain Working at Higgs is about a year away from
> > completing its draft RFC, having it accepted as an RFC and having
> > all the software up and running to have an operational shared TLD.  In
> > order to eliminate "exclusive' TLDs, Higgs and crew have to complete
> > their work.  In the interim, we need exclusive TLDs.
> > 
> 
> Why?  You have only said that work remains to be done for shared and
> that therefore we need exclusive immediately.  You are assumingan
> immediate need for iTLD's without giving a reason.  What's the rush?

People want an alternative to NSI which is today amonopoly. Based on
mail on various lists I would say that the pressure is there.  It is
not my imagination.

> 
> > b) This list as well as others has shown to me at least, that certain
> > companies and individuals cannot live in peace and harmony in any sort
> > of shared system, let alone ashared TLD.  How long do you think a shared
> > TLD would last if it is shared by say 4-5 of the more common posters
> > to this forum?  No amount of rules and guidelines would save it.
> > Therefore, we need exclusive TLDs.
> > 
> 
> Organizations unable to work together is an inappropriate reason.  The
> crackpots on this list won't likely be running registries.  The people
> who are angry or upset because they have sunk money into exclusive
> registry development will, when the smoke clears, may be running shared
> registries.  I don't think they will try and sabotage what will STILL be
> a lucrative business.

Yes there are many cases where companies work together.  But even large
and mature companies like Cabletron and Cisco can get into a mud slinging
match (see the trade press for the past 2 weeks).

> 
> > >
> > > Vince Wolodkin
> > >
> > 
> > Hank Nussbacher
> > IAHC member
> > [the views expressed above belong to the author and do not
> > necessarily reflectthe views of the other IAHC members]
> 
> It's sad that you make important architectural and policy decisions
> based on the petty bickering of a few and not on the reasoned debate of
> the many.

Good point and I will try to remember it.  Perhaps if more people on the
list who agree with that last sentence where to come forward and state
their opinions we could move forward.


> 
> Vince Wolodkin
> 

Hank Nussbacher
IAHC member
[the views expressed above belong to the author and do not
necessarily reflect the views of the other IAHC members]