Re: The Price Of Admission is Acceptable.

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

andi payn wrote:
> 
> 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.

 The latter.  Unless you sigh nt MoU.  Even than you are still in
a difficult possition.
> 
> >> 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.

  Agreed.
> 
> >> 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.

  I agree here also.

Regards,

-- 
Jeffrey A. Williams
DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java Development Eng.
Information Eng. Group. IEG. INC. 
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