Re: The Price Of Admission is Acceptable.

["andi payn" <payn@null.net>]

Jeff:

(I've left out my proposal to Kent; this is just about what I expect the
consequences would be.)

Me:
>> On the other hand, there will be 1000 registrars ready to comment on the
>> initial consensus, help implement it, and help pay for it as soon as it's
>> ready. This way, you jump into what I believe you called "CORE 2," the
>> ultimate goal for CORE's structure, as soon as possible--in particular,
>> before the all-important March 1998.

Jeff Williams:
>  Good point.  But this will never happen.

Are you saying that this will never happen because it's impossible, or
because you don't think CORE and iPOC will do things this way? I think the
second is quite possible, but I still think it's worth trying to convince
them.

>> In short, you have the clear, quick organization you'll get from "CORE 1"
>> and its limited pool of registrars, and you ensure there will be no
>> oligarchy because the vast  created as soon as possible.
>
>  Well....  I wouldn't go as far as to say you wont have a oligarchy.
>You could view this as just a larger oligarchy.

I think that a large number of registrars would join between Oct97 and Mar98
if they weren't subject to the same risks and the excessive requirements.
All of these registrars would become voting members of CORE by Mar98 at the
latest. Any new registrars that joined after that point would become voting
members of CORE as well. This would be no more (or less) an oligarchy than
Nominet.

>> The only objection I can think of is this: The companies that paid their
>> $10K, guaranteed a $300K line of credit, etc. are going to want some kind
of
>> return on their investment.
>
>  Yep!  And they are going to feel cheated that they had to pay more
>to get registered as one of the first to do so.  They may even want a
>partial refund.  WHich I can see that as being doable as well.

After the system's running (which is, of course, an assumption that quite
well may not happen), I'm sure CORE could afford to pay back the $10K paid
by each of the initial registrars over a year, with interest. And I don't
think anyone would object too strenuously to the initial registrars who set
up CORE putting such a proposal into effect--it's clearly better for
everyone than letting that small initial pool run the system for a year or
two before allowing unrestricted membership.