RE: Open Letter to UNCLE SAM

[Adrian Cooper <apc@enterprise.net>]

Well I for one being based in the British Isles am not under the jurisdiction of Uncle Sam, and can therefore state from a totally unbiased perspective that IMO Johnny Cannuck most definitely does NOT speak for the silent majority including non US citizens.

Those of us with any sense or realism and indeed knowledge, fully accept and respect the fact that the Internet originated in the USA, and that the USA have chosen to make this resource available globally for the benefit of all Internet users in the World. It is obvious therefore that the existing Internet authorities would be historically located in the USA, and I for one don't have any problem with that. Most technological innovation  - certainly in the computing and networking arena - does after all originate from the USA and the remainder of the World benefits from it. If there is to be a central authority to determine issues such as iTLD's it is entirely appropriate that the USA should be the location for same. Lest we also forget - for many years the registering of TLD's in ".com", ".net, ".org" etc. was provided free of charge to the whole world entirely at Uncle Sam's expense. Does Johnny Cannuck refuse to use computers with Intel processors and Microsoft operating systems based upon the same views - I suspect not.

JC (who apparently would like to think that his initials derive from the person of biblical fame) IMO has a perspective that is both biased and prejudicial, and which is nothing whatsoever to do with the meaning and objectives of this mailing list, or indeed representative of the World at large who appreciates the role of USA based resources and technologies for the Internet.

As far as I am concerned the iTLD resolution is a matter for those that control the root servers (and should continue to do) i.e. IANA  - and those that seek to claim otherwise, or otherwise seek to undermine the process are not in touch with reality. The Internet at its current levels, and for the future, needs stability and order, and not a state of anarchy bought about by erstwhile Internet guerillas.

Adrian.
    


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From: 	Johnny Cannuck
Sent: 	21 November 1996 13:24
To: 	David R. Conrad
Cc: 	Aveek Datta; iahc-discuss@iahc.org; davidc@apnic.net
Subject: 	Open Letter to UNCLE SAM (Re: PRIOR USE (Re: Am I confused?)


That smart Alex Bob, wrote
>> Well Internic started this process
>> by forcing us all to pay for our
>> previously free Domain names.

That other smart alex David R. Conrad replied:
>Domain names were *never* free.  .COM/.NET/.ORG domains may have been
>provide to you at no cost due to the largess of the US government,
>however there has always been staff to pay, machinery to buy and
>support, connectivity to purchase, etc.


 Dear Uncle Sam -

 We are very grateful for your
 "largess". Now get the heck out
 of the way so we can make our own
 darned NICs and stop sending our
 precious hard currancy to subsidize
 your freaking monopoly. We've given
 you a gift of many millions of
 dollars and you should be grateful.

 Unless you would like us to begin
 routing around Kybo America please
 stop behaving like the owner
 of earth.general just because
 you were there first, eh?

 Sincerely,

 Johnny Cannuck