> > ICANN can seek specific performance of the agreement by Verisign, or > > seek to terminate Verisign's contract as the .COM/.NET registry operator > > and transfer the operation to a successor registry. > > Quiet honestly I'd like to see all of the GTLD servers given to neutral > companies, ones that ARE not registrars. [...]
frankly i am mystified as to why icann awards registry contracts to for-profit entities. registrars can be for-profit, but registries should be non-profit or public-trust or whatever that specific nation's laws allow for in terms of requirements for open accounting, uniform dealing, and nonconflict with the public's interest. -- Paul Vixie