Re: lottery

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

On Fri, 20 Dec 1996, Christopher Ambler wrote:

A number of people have commented about the lottery.  Here is the text
from the draft:
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The selection of registries in a region will be by lottery among qualified
applicants. Registrar rights are non-transferable
to other entities. 

IAHC will establish the qualifications required of each applicant to
become a registrar. These qualifications will be
objective and will be subject to independent confirmation. The application
forms for Registrars will be prepared by IAHC,
and will include the following provisions: 
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It was never the intention to cripple qualified companies.  Here is your
chance to help us determine what are the qualifications to look for:
technical and financial.

> The main problem I have with the draft, and the ultimate breaker for me is
> the lottery. Combined with the requirement that there be equal numbers from
> all the regions, this lottery will serve no purpose other than to exclude
> technically competant registries from participating.
> 
> There are a number of individuals and companies which have been participating
> in this process since day one, and the odds are that the lottery will exclude
> them for this first year. This is completely unacceptable.
> 
> I would propose that the draft immediately be changed as such:
> 
> For the first year, anyone who meets the technical requirements will be
> granted a license.
> 
> For all other years, perhaps a lottery will work, if neccesary.
> 
> This solution will either work or it will not. The number of registries is
> irrelevant to the viability of the technical solution. The lottery is simply
> an artificial barrier to participation that should be removed at once. There
> is no reason that all who can participate should not be allowed to participate.
> 
> If this lottery is removed, it is the opinion of our board that it will go a
> long way in winning the approval of Image Online Design.
> --
> Christopher Ambler
> President, Image Online Design, Inc.
> 

Hank Nussbacher
IAHC member
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