RE: The ITU Bogeyman

[Bob Allisat <bob@wtv.net>]

 The many normal people of the world
 who try and use the Internet rightly
 regard themselves as the single most
 important imprintur to validate any
 activity. The exclusion of netizens
 by every competing power group from
 eDNS/alternic and IANA/IAHC/IETF/ITAG
 through to the Green Paper is ironic
 to the extreme. Especially since all
 of the above claim to represent "our"
 best interests. More so since the US
 government claims to be democratic.
 "We The People" of the Internet foot
 all the bills and have, with our
 hundred million strong presence,
 made the Internet exactly what it
 is today. And still Netizens are
 always excluded. Why?


Jim wrote, and I agree on every point...
>For many people in the world, the RSCs are significant, serious
>organizations and for these people, the RSC imprimatur greatly aids in the
>process of validating an activity.  The exclusion of the RSCs by the
>IAHC and CORE seems odd, given that the ITU was included with
>little or no track record on the Internet. The RSCs have a significant
>track record. They were excluded. Why ?
>
>For many people in the world, the existing TLD registries are significant,
>serious organizations, and for these people, the TLD registry imprimatur
>greatly aids in the process of validating an activity.  The IANA encouraged
>the creation of the experimental TLD registries which long ago became
>operational. This is something that has eluded the IAHC and CORE.
>The exclusion of the existing TLD registries by the IAHC and CORE
>seems odd, given that the ITU was included with little or no track record
>on the Internet. The TLD registries have a significant track record. They
>were excluded. Why ?
>
>For many people in the world, the existing ISPs and ISP associations
>are significant, serious organizations, and for these people, the ISPs'
>imprimatur greatly aids in the process of validating an activity.  The
>ISPs are the heart and soul of the commercial Internet. The exclusion
>of the existing ISPs and their associations by the IAHC and CORE
>seems odd, given that the ITU was included with little or no track record
>on the Internet. The ISPs have a significant track record. They were
>excluded. Why ?
>
>For many people in the world, the existing Domain Name Associations
>are significant, serious organizations, and for these people, the Domain
>Name Association imprimatur greatly aids in the process of validating
>an activity.  The EXCLUSION of the existing Domain Associations by the
>IAHC and CORE seems odd, given that the ITU was included with little
>or no track record on the Internet. The Domain Name Associations have
>a significant track record. They were excluded. Why ?
>
>For many people in the world, the U.S. Government is a significant,
>serious organization, and for these people, the U.S. Government imprimatur
>greatly aids in the process of validating an activity.  Initially, the U.S.
>Governmant was EXCLUDED from the IAHC. It was late in the game
>that a token NSF/FNC representative was added to lend credibility
>but he made little or no public comments. Following the IAHC process,
>the FNC posted the following DISCLAIMER because of the IAHC result
>which was clearly not in the best interest of the U.S. Government
>or its taxpayers.
>
>@@@@@ http://www.fnc.gov/
>
>"FNC Statement on IAHC:
>Following U.S. Government lead, the Federal Networking
>Council (FNC) has no policy concerning the IAHC proposal.
>The FNC Co-Chair, George Strawn, participated in the IAHC,
>and the FNC continues to encourage open discussion on domain
>name registration."
>
>@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@
>
>WIth the Green Paper, the U.S. Government is attempting to
>rectify the damage that was done as a result of the IAHC process.
>The people involved are working swiftly and decisively. If the Internet
>community did not respect the potential the Green Paper
>represents, CORE would be moving forward and ignoring the
>whole thing. CORE registrars are business people who understand
>that their investments will only protected if they begin to work
>with an inclusive Internet community and not the exclusive,
>"Blue Ribbon Panel", that used to be called the IAHC and
>who spent most of their time EXCLUDING the real stakeholders
>of the Registry Industry, while telling everyone it is an open
>and "inclusive" process.


TeleVirtually Yours,

Bob Allisat

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