Re: gTLD-MoU News (August 22, 1997)

[Adam Todd <at@ah.net>]

>The PAB could not agree on anything in time to make a formal
>submission.  The document from PAB members had to come under individual
>signatures.  This suggests to me that either:

>* the PAB is not a workable organization, or

This is clear as there is no spokesperson yet they all want to speak out.

>* the members themselves can't agree, or

Ever seen 135 people agree on something most know little about, other than
"land value"

>* they are not taking the US government process seriously enough

I belive they are. I just belive they don't know how.

>There are probably other options, but none of the above gives me a good
>feeling about the stability of the MoU initiative.

Stability?  When a single PAB member comains about not being invited to a
conferance to speak on behalf of iPOC/gTLD one has to wonder.

One has to wonder more about "who" you would send such an invite to as
there is no authoritive person within this organisation.

Do you invite all of the members to speak? Egad, it will be a LONG conferance!

>I copied this fragment from Kevin Connolly's official submission to the
>NTIA RFC.  Basically it says that the response came in under his name
>because the PAB members could not agree in time (they only had a month
>and a half to prepare comments and come to an agreement).

Gee and we have 21 days to prepare for the gTLD. 

>At least three things are noteworthy:
>* they can't get things done in time

They haven't got software developed or in progress for Registry and Shared
services.

They postponed the meeting in Geneva and made it a technical conferance
with only 5 days or less notice. (And they complain about a month and a
half's notice???)

>* those that did agree had no problem with making a submission that
>"probably" reflected the opinions of the PAB i.e. 'we know, but we have
>to convince the others'.

Which means it probably doesn't really reflect the opinions as the PAB is
only able to reflect personal opinon and never a group comment.

>* they want special permission to resubmit something in 2 weeks (I
>wonder if they know about the laws that govern such proceedings?)

Probably do, but they can be hopefull.

>supporters (although there was one received after the deadline).  No one
>asked me to, but I did manage to find the time as well so it's not just

I would have, but when I called to find out some details and mentioned I
was in Australia and an Austyralian Citisen I was told I could not submit
comment.  Not that it matters, with those who did (uDNS, Eugene Jay etc)
most of anything I have to say is pretty well covered.



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