Re: DNS Conference Summary

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

Perry and all,

Perry E. Metzger wrote:
> 
> Vince Wolodkin writes:
> > Since when is a dictatorial monopoly a free-market you (name calling
> > deleted)?
> 
> We have a choice here between people getting government assigned
> monopolies on registration in a given TLD, and allowing open access to
> a given TLD with only a very minimal imposed infrastructure. In this
> context, the latter is far more free than the former. Unfortunately,
> some minimal structure to permit the open access needs to be imposed,
> but it is very minimal and non-onerous.
> 
> Anyone who feels that NSI or others having a government assigned
> monopoly on a given TLD is more "free" than having open access to
> registration in that TLD free of price fixing or any but the most
> minimal of policy controlls is entitled to their opinion, but if they
> insist on expressing that opinion in public they can expect it to be
> disputed. Only in the Ministry of Truth's wildest wet dreams would NSI
> retaining its monopoly be called "Free Market"...

  With all due respect, I don't think this is the comparison that Vience
was making.  Rather I believe, and Vience, correct me if I am wrong
here,
but i believe that Vience was compariong the IAHC/iPOC plan to some
other
ideas such as Root confederations and the like already out there.
> 
> Perry
> Speaking personally and not in any official capacity

Respectiful regards,
-- 
Jeffrey A. Williams
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Information Eng. Group. IEG. INC. 
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