Mike, that’s fair, but that framework is also set up such that icann performs its functions related to the ASO entirely under policies and dirrctives issued to it by the NRO/ASO (although formally ratified by the ICANN board), and that’s why I used the term puppet.
Owen > On Aug 2, 2021, at 01:42, Mike Silber <silber.m...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hi Noah > > Without getting into the content of your mail and without endorsing the > specific language chosen by Owen: The RIRs are independent and ICANN does not > in any way direct or control the RIRs. > > The RIRs chose to operate within the ICANN framework, however can move the > NRO / ASO out of ICANN at any time (including moving the contract out of PTI > as well). > > So I would not characterise ICANN as “puppet” of the NRO - but rather a > framework within which an independent NRO choses to operate. That may be a > distinction without a difference - so I am not offended by Owen’s choice of > words. > > Mike > >> On 2 Aug 2021, at 10:23, Noah <n...@neo.co.tz> wrote: >> >> Owen, >> >> I have some questions for you... >> >>> On Sun, 1 Aug 2021, 20:43 Owen DeLong via Community-Discuss, >>> <community-discuss@afrinic.net> wrote: >>> >>> While people often mistake ICANN for some form of authority, the reality is >>> that for number >>> resources, ICANN is a puppet at the end of the strings pulled by the NRO >>> (which acts in the >>> role of ICANN ASO). >> >> >> Your association with LARUS has really got you off the rails. >> >> No wonder Larus has created the so called purported organization called the >> *Number Resource Alliance* aka NRA whose website is https://www.nra.help/ >> >> Since you claim that ICANN is a puppet of the NRO, and not an authority, is >> that why your LARUS which is linked to Cloud Innovation Ltd created this so >> called *NRA* organisation. >> >> Are IPv4 brokers now forming their own system? Against ICANN and the NRO? >> >> I ask because your sentiments that ICANN is a puppet are really wanting. >> >> Cheers, >> Noah >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Community-Discuss mailing list >> Community-Discuss@afrinic.net >> https://lists.afrinic.net/mailman/listinfo/community-discuss >
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