Re: The Price Of Admission. Unacceptable.

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

Jim and all,

Jim Dixon wrote:
> 
> 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.

  I agree.  "The Executive Commitee" should be concerned with 
managment of this staff, not the staff itself.
> 
> > 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?

  Not sure.  But all indications point in that direction.
> 
> 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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Regards,
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Jeffrey A. Williams
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