All, Beyond dot-com? Troubled Net group grapples with new names Source: Associated Press Publication date: 2000-07-09 See: http://cnniw.yellowbrix.com/pages/cnniw/Story.nsp?story_id=11888365&ID=cnniw&scategory=Internet%3ARegulations Some interesting excerpts of note: "There really are people with different interests," says Esther Dyson, ICANN's chairwoman. "We need to reconcile this in a way so that even if you lose something, you feel the process is fair." ======== I can hear the sawdust shuffling under her feet now! And: But board member Vinton Cerf, a founding father of the Net, understands how names can generate controversy. When the Net exploded the economy worldwide, even Internet addresses themselves gained value. He explains: "It boils down to money." ======== Now Vinton, I though you believed that 'The Internet is for Everyone"? Has your thinking on this changed with respect to new gTLD's? Jon Postal must be spinning in his grave, poor fellow... :( My My how soon we forget, eh? Regards, -- Jeffrey A. Williams Spokesman INEGroup (Over 112k members strong!) CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng. Information Network Eng. Group. INEG. INC. E-Mail [EMAIL PROTECTED] Contact Number: 972-447-1800 x1894 or 9236 fwd's to home ph# Address: 5 East Kirkwood Blvd. Grapevine Texas 75208
