Re: .africa gTLD

[jp@PalmerOwns.The.Earth (John Palmer)]

> 
> John Palmer wrote:
> 
> > 
> > Again - we will contribute resources if someone wants to organize the
> > administrative/policy part.
> 
> John Palmer has generously and repeatedly volunteered his contribution
> to  setting up the .africa gTLD. As the originator of the proposition of
> a gTLD for Africa, I appreciate his concrete offer and his empathy for
> what he correctly termed the "overlooked sibling in the world of
> continents."  
> But, as we all know, networking is a cooperative effort; cooperation may
> be by consensus or by unanimity (!!). I'm afraid that by looking at the
> name service aspect alone, we may overlook the other components of the
> puzzle: transmission, switching, routing, peering, etc. And end up in an
> impasse. 

True. I am not really good at the socio-political aspect of these kinds
of things. I can only contribute to one aspect of this project. 

This may be a novel idea, but perhaps we ought to involve some of the
citizens of Africa. I think that by this time, they are probably a bit
tired of "missionaries" coming in and telling them what to do. 

John