Re: Unbiased Neutral Forum

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

Kent and all,

Kent Crispin wrote:

> On Mon, Jun 15, 1998 at 01:32:13PM -0700, Patrick Greenwell wrote:
> > On Mon, 15 Jun 1998, Jay Fenello wrote:
> >
> > > I would like to point out, however, that IANA/ISOC *are*
> > > considered stakeholders to GIAW.
> >
> > While I have no information about ISOC, I have heard from what I
> > consider to be very reliable sources that IANA has absolutely no intention
> > of participating. Nothing would make me happier than for this information
> > to be false.
>
> I, on the other hand, would be extremely disappointed, because I would
> view it as an implicit endorsement of Tony Rutkowski's model of
> governance.  I'm not saying that to be cute -- that's actually how I
> feel:  Tony Rutkowski states in his testimony that the WP is an
> explicit disavowal of certain models of internet governance.  He
> further implies that the giaw will follow the WP's lead in that area.
> However, I disagree rather strongly with Tony Rutkowski's view of the
> WP, and with his ideas of internet governance.

  Look Kent, we are all trying to find a common ground here.  Yes indeed
there needs to be a convergence on a governance model.  That model, whatever
it may be, MUST include ALL of the Internet Community and ALL of the
stakeholders.  The gTLD-MoU did not do that.  So it is understandable that you
may not agree with anything that is not along the lines of the gTLD-MoU.  And
as you say, I am not trying to be cute here.  You and I have agreed on many
points
and disagreed on others.  That is of course to be expected.  But the decision
should
be put in the hands of the Internet community and the stakeholders.  That is
plainly
stated in the WP.  Of this their should be no doubt.

  Indeed there needs to be a model determined.  And that model has yet to
be determined.  That is what a series of conferences such as the GAIW is
proposing should assist in determining along with all the participation form
the Internet functioning groups. individual stakeholder groups (eDNS, uDNS,
Alternic, Iperdome, ect), as well as the Internet User community.  Tony's
model may not be what is chosen or preferred, but input from ALL groups
should play a equal part in making this determination, not any one or small
convergence of groups.

>
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regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC.
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