Re: Thread 3: selection of registrars

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Chris,

  The major contention I am seeing on this list is that
the fee of $20K is too limiting on the lottery participation.
Were it not for that and the refund policy, I think that
this lottery idea may be workable.

Regards,


Christopher Ambler wrote:
> 
> This seems to be a large point of contention. Some like the lottery,
> and some don't. The argument for a lottery is that we need to limit
> the initial participation.
> 
> I feel that this is not a need at all, and that limiting participation
> is not only going to exclude participants who have been working on this
> procedure since day-one (and yes, I'll be happy to admit that my
> company falls into that catagory), but will exclude many capable
> companies from immediate participation, while giving a commercial
> advantage to others by a random means. This is going to open the
> process up to serious contention, and probably lawsuits. Why not
> just allow any company that meets OBJECTIVE minimum criteria to
> participate?
> 
> --
> Christopher Ambler
> President, Image Online Design, Inc.

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