[ncdnhc-discuss] Re: [ga] Comments from JPNIC and JPRS

[David Corish]

Alejandro,

You refer to "... many of the altroots ...".  Aren't there only 4 or 5
altroots?  If there are "many", where are they?

Dave Corish
AT LARGE MEMBER
-----Original Message-----
From: Alejandro Pisanty - CUAED y FQ, UNAM <apisan at servidor.unam.mx>
To: Milton Mueller <Mueller at syr.edu>
Cc: jefsey at wanadoo.fr <jefsey at wanadoo.fr>; discuss at icann-ncc.org
<discuss at icann-ncc.org>
Date: Monday, October 08, 2001 1:55 PM
Subject: Re: [ncdnhc-discuss] Re: [ga] Comments from JPNIC and JPRS


>Milton,
>
>I accept part of it. I do not think that the gTLD process has been in any
>way the only factor that has caused irritation and delays in the
>introduction of new gTLDs. Further, a large part of the time taken by the
>process was required by the ample consultative process.
>
>It is at least not a neat conduct to complain for lack of consultation, on
>one hand, and for the time required for it. We should therefore be quite
>sparse in our use of the word "delay" in this context.
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>I do not share the statement that the gTLD process was one of the main
>reasons for alternative roots processes. There does not seem to be a lot
>of evidence to substantiate this claim, in that many of the altroots were
>already up by the time ICANN started to exist. Some increase in the
>activity close to the gTLD decision moment has IMO a spurious component
>which could well look like an attempt to gain some economic advantage
>(I've heard US people call this "greenmail" but you know I may be weak on
>slang).
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>As for accepting criticism, that's our job. Not always a pleasure but
>surely a way to serve the community better.
>
>Alejandro Pisanty
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