RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-11 Thread R . Gaetano
Gene, You wrote: Yes, but you adroitly miss addressing the other issue... Richard Sexton also brought up the question of additional gTLD DNSO NC representatives. That issue has never been properly addressed. True, but the purpose of my post was not to give a comprehensive summary of

RE: [IDNO-DISCUSS] RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-11 Thread R . Gaetano
Gene Marsh wrote: Then there was CLEARLY no consensus at Berlin for any topic I witnessed, except in favor of the IDNO. Obviously we were at different meetings ;). At the one I attended (non-com constituency, with participation of to-be individual constituency), even a straw poll was

RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-11 Thread cgomes
Actually, over the past couple years I have learned to respect Roberto as a reliable source. We do not agree on everything, but he sincerely tries to be objective and he also tries to find solutions instead of just arguing. Chuck -Original Message- From: Gene Marsh [SMTP:[EMAIL

Re: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-10 Thread Michael Froomkin
Did those two representatives participate in any pNC meetings, or did the resignation preclude that event? [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [...] Incidentally, may I remind that there were also two persons elected independently to the Name Council by two different Constituencies that worked for

RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-10 Thread Gene Marsh
Chuck, Consider the source. Gene... At 09:39 AM 8/9/99 -0400, you wrote: "Poor management of the testbed by NSI?" I know that there have been lots of emotionally based claims to this effect but would be interested to see some objective facts. Chuck Gomes -Original Message- From:

RE: [IDNO-DISCUSS] RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-10 Thread Gene Marsh
At 04:06 PM 8/9/99 +0200, you wrote: Joop, You wrote: Thanks for aiding my memory, Roberto. But if applause indicates consensus, then we also have consensus on admitting the IDNO constituency to the DNSO. Unfortunately, applause by itself does not indicate consensus. A large majority

RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread R . Gaetano
Joop, You wrote: After the next's day's session with the Board and following deliberation in camera the Board came with it's resolution to change the bylaws and limit NSI to one seat. I do not recall any other instance that "consensus" was asked or measured on the gTLD seats. Let any

Re: [IDNO-DISCUSS] RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread Joop Teernstra
At 01:59 PM 9/08/1999 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The subject of the testbed, and the poor management thereof by NSI, triggered again the debate on the gTLD Constituency. I believe that it was George Conrades to mention that, if NSI was not willing to autolimit their participation to the

RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread cgomes
"Poor management of the testbed by NSI?" I know that there have been lots of emotionally based claims to this effect but would be interested to see some objective facts. Chuck Gomes -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 8:00

RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread R . Gaetano
Hi, Chuck, how are you? You wrote: "Poor management of the testbed by NSI?" I know that there have been lots of emotionally based claims to this effect but would be interested to see some objective facts. Thanks for correcting me. Re-reading the sentence I realize that it gives the

RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread A.M. Rutkowski
At 10:19 AM 8/9/99 , [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: BTW, I know that the complaints Ken and Richard Lindsay (among others) made were real, as at that time I was a member of CORE and participated to the testbed. Roberto, I think we both observed these developments. It's not apparent that anyone has

RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread R . Gaetano
Tony, You wrote: Especially considering Roberto was at the last testbed advisory committee meeting and I don't recall that either he or anyone else made such an assertion... :-) I was only at the "first" testbed meeting in Reston, when the testbed programme was described to us by NSI.

RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread Ivan Pope
Tony wrote: What's been bothersome is how the NDA - which was meant to protect all testbed participants against snipping public remarks - has been used against NSI, with constant innuendos that all problems arose only from NSI, and that somehow NSI wasn't responsive, when this plainly was

Re: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread Patrick Greenwell
On Mon, 9 Aug 1999, Joop Teernstra wrote: Karl and Patrick, The "consensus" in Berlin was so rough, that I can still see my abrasions. Joop, Thank you for the view of what occured in Berlin. Even had there been consensus in Berlin, which, from your account there wasn't, the far more

RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread A.M. Rutkowski
At 11:11 AM 8/9/99 , Ivan Pope wrote: Oh, come ON. NSI imposed an NDA on what was supposed to be a public learning process. It doesn't take much to work out that it was imposed to ensure that it is as hard as possible for newcomers to compete. I fail to see that. The NDA seemed intended to

RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread cgomes
Real and accurate are not the same. Chuck BTW - I'm doiing fine Roberto. How's the new job. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, August 09, 1999 10:19 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread Werner Staub
Tony, What's been bothersome is how the NDA - which was meant to protect all testbed participants ^^^ against snipping public remarks - has been used against NSI, (...) When NSI uses confidentiality agreements and performance bonds to slow down the access of new

Re: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread Jeff Williams
Chuck and all, I tend to agree. Some FACTS that can be substantiated would be refreshing on Roberto's part. Unfortunately he has rarely been forthcoming with FACTS, however very liberal in propagating rumor of one flavor or another... [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: "Poor management of the

RE: [IDNO-DISCUSS] RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread Joop Teernstra
At 04:06 PM 9/08/1999 +0200, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Joop, You wrote: Thanks for aiding my memory, Roberto. But if applause indicates consensus, then we also have consensus on admitting the IDNO constituency to the DNSO. Unfortunately, applause by itself does not indicate consensus. A

Re[2]: [IDNO-DISCUSS] RE: [IFWP] The rough consensus in Berlin and ICANN's bylaws

1999-08-09 Thread William X. Walsh
Monday, August 09, 1999, 11:03:35 AM, Dave Crocker [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And making semantic distinctions does do not anything to refute the complaints, either. However, frank and open discussion of the facts does. Dave, I find it rather interesting that you claim to stand for frank