http://news.cnet.com/news/0-1005-200-1425922.html?tag=st.cn.1002newsfd.
in case anyone did not see this today. looks like good news on the
surface, but i anticipate the $200,000 won't even pay for the cgi cript to
record general members - we'll see what happens.
Foundation to fund ICANN's general election
By Courtney Macavinta
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
November 1, 1999, 7:25 a.m. PT
The nonprofit, philanthropic Markle Foundation tomorrow will commit
to funding a groundbreaking general election to let the online community select
half of the board in charge of the Net's critical address system, according to
sources familiar with the announcement.
The White House-backed Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and
Numbers (ICANN), a nonprofit corporation, asked the Markle Foundation for up to
$200,000 to kick-start its at-large membership, which will comprise
everyday Net users.
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Joe Baptista
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