Re: [IFWP] "working within ICANN"

[Marc Schneiders]

On Mon, 10 Sep 2001, at 17:58 [=GMT-0400], Richard J. Sexton wrote:

> >> We need to find our own solution to the new TLD problem, and the
> >> cooperative maintenance of the Virtual Inclusive Root.
> >
> >Burying your head in the sand and wishing the problem away won't make it
> >so.
> >
> >Ignore ICANN to your own detriment.
> 
> Perhaps, but saying "these ISO protocols suck and should not be used"
> was not effective. Making TCP/IP work, was.

So what is the latest that I missed? Freenet? Where do I get an IP
number from a non-ICANN authority? One that works?

I am all for alternatives, especially working ones, and I do try to
participate in those. But can we really _ignore_ ICANN completely?