Re: Is shared generally agreed...NO!

[Kevin Brown <kevinbr@netcomm.ie>]

At 4:00 +0300 9/1/97, Joe Kelsey wrote:
>Jeff Williams writes:
> > Leo Smith wrote:
> > > 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...
> >   I also oppose a totaly shared model myself.  As do many others that
> > have posted here.  But as you say, we shall see if the members have
> > truely listened.
>
>Far more people support the shared model than that miniscule minority
>who keeps yelling about the private model. Jeff, Leo, Chris, Karl and
>Palmer are the only ones who have spoken against the shared model. Chris
>has expressed his willingness to abide by the shared model. Palmer is
>violently opposed to any scheme where he will actually have to use his
>brain to figure out how to make a business work. Jeff and Leo have
>asserted no real argument against the shared model except to say that it
>is ``unproven'' technology despite everyone's attempt to show them
>existing examples of the technology in action.
>
>So, I think that we can safely say that the shared model has complete
>consensus.

No, you cannot. I do not agree with it, I think that there should be choice
in places to register, I believe that each delegation should be
accountable, and open, but no I think shared is a waste of time. I have no
commercial interest in this, I have no intention of running a registry.

Kevin
>
>/Joe


////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
     Kevin Brown            | N \  We operate in Ireland
       NetComm              | e /  and the Middle East
Unix Training, Consultancy  | t \  --IRELAND--
     Networking             | C /  Voice: 353-1-282-7342
                            | o \  Fax: 353-1-282-7342
    Sun Microsystems        | m /  --DUBAI--
   Internet Associate       | m \  Voice: 971-4-491476
                            |   /  Fax: 971-4-492957
                            |   \  email: kevinbr@netcomm.ie
                            |   /           (Internet)
                            |   \

\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\

Coming soon.......our UK office in Wokingham will open!