Hello Bruce,
Tuesday, September 19, 2000, 6:49:44 AM, you wrote:
>> Did you take into account ICANN's fees? Did you take into account the
>> cost of providing the service and development that you mention? Who
>> are you to tell OpenSRS how much revenue is "good enough" for them
>> when you know nothing about how much it costs to keep it all running?
>>
> I did take into account ICANN accreditation fees. RSPs could sponsor the
> $5000 accreditation fees, so assuming they have 100 RSPs, each would pay
> yearly $50.
$5000 ??? You clearly do not know how the ICANN fees work.
> RSPs could sponsor the development costs together, the open srs server
> development, and also the client development.
> Open SRS is a non-for-profit effort, thus their revenue should be
> minimum
OpenSRS is NOT a non-for-profit effort. You are grossly mistaken.
> if any. Tucows is earning millions through their infamous "for-profit"
> Domain Direct. And, yes I know alot about their running costs. I advice
> you to see www.ICANN.org for more info.
Trust me, Bruce, I know the ICANN site. But I think you don't have a
clear understanding of how any of this works, evidenced by your
comments this week, such as the one about the UN.
I've been involved in the ICANN process, like many, many of the people on
this list, for years.
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Best regards,
William mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
