Re: The Price Of Admission is Acceptable.

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

Jim,

Jim Dixon wrote:
> 
> On Tue, 16 Sep 1997, Infobahn Consulting wrote:
> 
> > >    The gTLD MOU's main problem is absolutely fundamental: it has no consent
> > >    from the Internet community.   Instead of the personal attacks on me,
> > >    you might consider addressing the issue.  The real way to change my
> > >    opinion is to change the facts: get the Internet community to sign
> > >    the gTLD MOU.  If people won't sign, don't get nasty, just start figuring
> > >    out why they won't sign.
> >
> > If there are companies and other organisations out there who have examined
> > the MoU and made a conscious decision *not* to sign it, it would behoove
> > them to draw up a declaration to that effect and to sign *that* for
> > submission to the US govt.
> 
> In democratic elections you can vote for or you can vote against
> a person or proposition.

  Very true.  As it should be.
> 
> So we have another very interesting possibility: since the gTLD MOU
> people are putting on this charade of a democratic process, they
> could post on their site a list of those who have refused to sign
> the MOU.  Or they could put up a Web form allowing you to add
> yourself to such a list of non-signatories.

  Or just put it to a vote on their site or any site that might 
link to there's or set up several Internet news sites to host this
little pearl script to do so.
> 
> Somehow I don't think they will do this.   ;-)

  I have no doubt that they wont.  >;)
> 
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Regards,
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Jeffrey A. Williams
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