Re: Implications of NSI *Skunkworks* Rul ing

[Dave Crocker / IMC <dcrocker@imc.org>]

At 08:47 AM 12/1/97 +0000, Jim Dixon wrote:
>negative.  The reaction of ISPA UK's members was simple indifference;
>people regarded it as overly complex and flawed.  The ISPA UK Council
>did vote on it.  The vote was not to sign the MOU.
>
>Why am I personally not helping to make it happen?  Because I think that
>the gTLD MOU is seriously flawed.  Because I talked to you, to David 

Which was it, Jim?  Either they were indifferent or they were critical.
Your statement implies they were both.  (My own experience is of
indifference from most ISPs, since they don't suffer or benefit either way.)

>Maher, to Robert Shaw, to Albert Tramposch, and I found that all of 
>you were far more interested in talking your program than correcting
>its flaws.  

That's why there have been so many changes to points about which rough
consensus has been clear.  Unwillingness to make the changes desired by one
person have other explanations than not wanting to correct flaws.

>In any complex, messy situation there is someone with a quick solution.
>Their fundamental argument is usually "you got a better idea?"  No, Dave,
>I don't.  But your quick solution isn't good enough.

What an interesting approach to solving critical operations problems.
Can't think of a better solution?  Oh well then.  Let the monopoly reign.
Let the net die.  Whatever...

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