Friday, July 23, 1999, 9:25:01 AM, Michael Sondow <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Richard J. Sexton a �crit:
>>
>> Why is the congressinal committee so hung up on NSI saynig
>> "consensus" and implying it means NSI consensus, yet
>> whenever Mike Roberts or Esther say "it was consensus of the
>> Inetrnet community" this is not questioned?
> Because they really have no idea what's going on and have been more
> heavily lobbied by pro- than by anti-ICANN interests. Also, because
> the DOC has the backing of the present administration. Furthermore,
> because, fundamentally, they are afraid that a failure of ICANN will
> be such a loss of credibility for the DOC and the USG that the
> balance of power over the Internet will pass to Europe.
Define Anti-ICANN interests.
I'm not Anti-ICANN, I'm Anti the methods ICANN is currently using, and
the policies and decisions they have made, but I wouldn't say that am
I opposed to ICANN per se.
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William X. Walsh
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