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Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready?

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Subject Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready?
Date 17 Mar 2014 16:10:05 GMT
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On 2014-03-17, Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> wrote:

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> The idea sounds okay in theory, but after ICANN's circus act with
> new gTLDs, I don't trust them to administer *anything*
> internet-related.  I know the US government isn't a good steward for
> the internet, but I've yet to see anyone who isn't much much
> scarier.  Frankly, I don't want countries like China and Pakistan to
> have any input at all.
>
> Who else thinks the big companies mentioned are excited because they
> think they can get more control over it?

To paraphrase Churchill, ICANN was the worst way of administering the
Internet, apart from all the others.

Although it kind-of makes sense for the ITU to do it.


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Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015.  Ready? RS Wood  <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-17 12:39 +0000
  Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015.  Ready? Randy Westlund <Vorzakir@invalid.invalid> - 2014-03-17 15:54 +0000
    Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015.  Ready? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-17 16:10 +0000
    Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015.  Ready? "Julio Di Egidio" <julio@diegidio.name> - 2014-03-17 21:47 +0000
      Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015.  Ready? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-18 09:10 +0000
        Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015.  Ready? "Julio Di Egidio" <julio@diegidio.name> - 2014-03-18 11:55 +0000
  Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-17 22:23 +0000
    Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? "John" <j@j.j> - 2014-03-18 09:34 -0700
      Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-18 17:48 +0000
        Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-18 18:28 +0000
          Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-18 19:27 +0000
            Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-18 22:03 +0000
              Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-18 22:26 +0000
                Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-19 14:12 +0100
                Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2014-03-19 12:18 -0500
                Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? "John" <j@j.j> - 2014-03-19 13:26 -0700
        Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-19 01:46 +0100
        Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-21 12:39 +0000
          Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Tim Streater <timstreater@greenbee.net> - 2014-03-21 13:27 +0000
            Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-21 16:12 +0100
              Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? RS Wood <rsw@therandymon.com> - 2014-03-21 15:32 +0000
          Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Paul Sture <nospam@sture.ch> - 2014-03-21 16:07 +0100
            Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-21 15:18 +0000
              Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Johny B Good <johnny-b-good@invalid.ntlworld.com> - 2014-03-21 23:26 +0000
            Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Lewis <g.kreme@gmail.com.dontsendmecopies> - 2014-03-21 18:15 +0000
            Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Spalls Hurgenson <spallshurgenson@gmail.com> - 2014-03-22 09:51 -0400
              Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Richard Kettlewell <rjk@greenend.org.uk> - 2014-03-22 13:54 +0000
                Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-22 15:07 +0000
      Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Oregonian Haruspex <bob_davis_retired@yahoo.com> - 2014-03-18 19:14 +0000
    Re: Root DNS ceded to ICANN in 2015. Ready? Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2014-03-19 08:08 +0000

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