Cthulhu's Little Helper wrote:
> I'm not here to take sides, but it does seem to me as though the current
> convolutions that ICANN is going through are leading down a path that
> will eventually exclude the common person from the process entirely. So
> much so that there could be a near future in which the individual could
> no longer buy a domain name. Depending on how things work out, this may
> or may not leave the door open to a grass-roots movement away from the
> current DNS system and the establishment of a new system altogether,
> bypassing ICANN and their control over the namespace and IP blocks.
>
> After all, ICANN doesn't control the software. Yet. :)
>
> Sorry for the microrant.
I would like to point out that the Membership Advisory Committee recommended
that the At-large membership consist solely of individuals. We reversed an
earlier recommendation to permit organizations to join the at-large and we
did so over very strong objection from some committee members who felt that
such corporate support would be absolutely necessary to ICANN's survival.
The At-large membership will elect half of the ICANN BoD and as such will
have the single largest voice in the decision-making process.
Diane Cabell
http://www.mama-tech.com
Fausett, Gaeta & Lund, LLP
Boston, MA
