Not by a long shot. The issues surrounding the shared versus exclusive have been sufficiently aired by those in this discussion group. There are those in this group that adamently opposed a shared model, and I am one. We now wait for the revision to see which way the IAHC members will go...
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: From: Vince Wolodkin <wolodkin@digitalink.com>
: To: Christopher Ambler <chris@iodesign.com>
: Cc: iahc-discuss@iahc.org
: Subject: Re: Is shared generally agreed, then?
: Date: Tuesday, January 07, 1997 2:50 PM
:
: Christopher Ambler wrote:
: >
: > With all the talk about CORE, and how central registries and depositories
: > should work, is it a safe assumption that the shared model has received
: > consensus? If not, why is nobody speaking up?
: >
:
: I think this may well be the case.
:
: > What about the 60-day issue? Consensus for or against?
: >
:
: Well, I am not a BIG fan of the 60 day period, I don't think it does
: anything but slow down people. It certainly won't keep anyone out of
: .com, cause I can get a domain in .com relatively fast. Certainly much
: faster than 60 days. The wait is ridiculous from this standpoint. I
: do, however, feel that a daily gazette of assigned names is appropriate.
:
: > What about the lottery? Number of participants or no limit? What about the
: > gTLDs to be created? Is the fact that the draft calls for only 7 and that
: > the IAHC will decide them going to be approved, then, without much more
: > comment?
: >
:
: Lottery is likely unecessary since the number of applicants(qualified)
: in the first year is likely low. I think that the CORE should have some
: say in what new gTLDs should be created. Chris, I believe you and I
: came to agree that IAHC selecting some for cause and CORE selecting the
: rest for business reasons would be appropriate. I don't guess we are
: consensus though;-)
:
: > The holidays are quite over, so I must assume that everyone is back and that
: > nobody cares anymore. Is everyone awake?
: >
: > Will the IAHC publish an interim draft based on comment to date? There is
: > precious little time left in the public comment phase, an interim draft would
: > go a very long way towards demonstratig that public comment is, indeed, being
: > taken into account.
: >
:
: I think if not an interim draft, that perhaps some notes of their
: discussions. They do have discussions don't they??? Perhaps posted
: minutes of any discussions or is it all done in e-mail, Dave writes the
: draft, and the other members sign off on it?
:
: > --
: > Christopher Ambler
: > President, Image Online Design, Inc.
:
: Vince Wolodkin