Re: The Price Of Admission. Unacceptable.

[Jim Dixon <jdd@matthew.uk1.vbc.net>]

On Thu, 18 Sep 1997 ejw@globecomm.com wrote:

> >If CORE is not to fall flat on its face, we need a little less 
> >political theory and a large dose of practicality.  CORE needs
> >someone involved who actually has a good practical understanding
> >of the Internet.  In short, CORE needs full time staff run by an
> >Internet professional.  Instead the plan is for a committee to 
> >run it.
> 
> jim,
> 
> as i have seen it the plan is for core, "the committee" as you
> put it, 

The term used in the articles that legally define CORE is "the
Executive Committee".  This led me to believe that it is a 
committee.  

A little naive of me, perhaps ...

>         to define requirements and select a party they determine is 
> the most capable of satisfying those requirements.

Yes.  That is an error.  It would be far more sensible for CORE
to have full-time staff and run their own business.  
 
> at the end of the day system and software professionals will be
> responsilble for implementating and operating the shared registration
> system.

I see.  CORE is not capable of hiring such people?

The world has at least one working model of a shared registry, Nominet.
It is run by an Internet professional, Dr W Black.  Its costs are
embarassingly low.  It has had no significant legal problems.  It has
420 or so satisfied owner/members.

It is a pity that CORE seems to be intent on copying NSI instead.
This decision implies a serious risk of high costs, legal problems, 
and dissatisfied registrars and users.

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