Re: War of Internet Governance: 1995 -????

[Bob Allisat <tor@wtv.net>]

Myself
>>  Problem 1: The fee structure sets the
>>  price of admission at an artificially
>>  high level excluding many legitimate
>>  and otherwise very capable participants.

Heflin:
>Wait:  while it may be true that some 'capables' are not in at this time,
>it is NOT true that it is set artificially high.  In fact, it is a 10K fee
>to apply and you only need to show the ability to get a 300K line of
>credit or liquidity of some fashion - by corporate standards - not a lofty
>admission level at all.

 Small businesses, mom and pop ISP's, WWW developers and
 unfinanced individuals have equal right to the namespace
 as your corporations. I warn you that .WTV and .FCN are
 the domains I would like to steward into existance and
 service. Anyone who disallows me the opportunity to serve
 as a result of discriminatory practices is asking for
 trouble. Why? Because the Internet is a medium of
 INDIVIDUALS and small ventures like mine. It is *not*
 the sole and exclusive playground of corporations. You
 piss off the net and the net will eventually turn. Can
 you say Canter and Segel?


Me:
>>  Problem 2: There is absolutely no room
>>  for non-profit registries which will
>>  never be able to afford *any* fees or
>>  surcharges.

Heflin:
>The process cannot be an incubator for non-profits to 'flop' around and
>try to flourish in.  What is the reasoning for allowing a mechanism for
>non-profits to also participate?  Why do they need a 'no-fee' system so
>they can exist?


 Because for the vast majority of humanity US$10,000, five
 staff members, insurance and a US$300K line of credit add
 up to several life time's worth of earnings if that. The
 world is a desparate place shackled by poverty, famine,
 disease and want. Your half a million entry point has
 effectively rendered the namespace as forever out of the
 control of anyone but the wealthy.


>>  Problem 3: There are no democratic or
>>  responsive structures in place and no
>>  government or International body has
>>  sanctioned anything proposed.

>Ok...so?

 Then I don't have to listen to anything the CORE tries to
 institute no do any of the 190 governments worldwide. Not
 only that we are all free - by extension of logic - to do
 as we please without regard for law, international process,
 national soveriegnity, human rights, civil liberties and
 so on because that is exactly what CORE is doing. And Internic
 for that matter. These rogue organizations are steam-rolling
 treaty and negotiation processes that have evolved over the
 millenia in order to attempt to monopolize a new, virtual
 realm: The Internet.

 And we will resist these attempts until they cease.


 TeleVirtually Yours,

 Bob Allisat

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