RE: Postel's Draft

[Marc Hurst <mhurst@fastlane.ca>]

On Tue, 31 Dec 1996, Donald Heath wrote:

> 
> On Tue, 31 Dec 1996, Donald Heath wrote:
> 
> >> 
> >> Leo Smith agrees, and asks: 
> >> Is IAHC opposed to re-examining the merits of jon postel's original draft
> >>which espoused a royalty based exclusive licensing?
> >>
> > I would not be against such  -  and think it's a good way to fund IANA.
> > IANA's primary source of funding comes from the US Govt.  IANA is
> > an international organization and should be funded by international
> > sources.
> 
> Marc Hurst responds:
> Not only is this a sacriligous comment but it is insulting to claim this 
> internationaliztion exists when there are no members outside the United 
> States. This miopic view of how the internet is governed, or how it is 
> perceived it should be governed, just goes to prove to those outside of 
> the U.S. academia how little regard you have for issues outside of your 
> sphere of influence, issues that you never could encounter from within 
> the culturally sterile and politically "reactive" governing atmosphere 
> from which you attempt to rule from.
> 
> Hmmmm.  I guess you think an international organization means that people
> working in it must come from various (all?) parts of the globe?  IANA does

How can you represent an international voice without the scope to back it up?

> an international function for the Internet  -  that's what I meant by IANA
> being an international organization.  I expect most people, somewhat
> knowledgeable about the Internet, would agree with me that IANA is an
> international organization and should be funded by some group other
> than the US Govt.

Maybe I am not the most knowledgable about the Net. I also agree that if 
it (the IANA) is going to maintain its present position of authority that 
not only should it be internationally financed but the ruling membership 
(ie - yourself included) should be elected by an international vote, 
office terms not exceeding 18 months a.

Care to comment?

> 
> > 
> > Don Heath  -  IAHC member speaking for myself
> 		"unfortunately he feels he speaks for the rest of us too"
> 
> Now THAT'S INSULTING!!!
> 
> Happy New Year Mr. Heath... course cluelessness is Bliss so it should not 
> be that hard for you or the IANA to be happy...
> 
Sitting in the expensive seats and thinking about asking for the refund...
> 
> Marc Hurst
> SKYSCAPE Communications
> Toronto, Canada
> 
> You obviously do not know too much about me or the IAHC!!

Funny... I did not mention the IAHC, My comments were directed towards 
IANA...

Defensive?
 
> Don Heath  -  IAHC member  -  and still speaking for myself!

I'll give you marks for effort, but the Russian judge gave you a 2 for 
objectivity.

Marc.