[ncdnhc-discuss] Resolution on ORG Divestiture

[Dave Crocker]

At 05:50 PM 10/15/2001, Anupam Chander wrote:
>I am not so enthralled with the noncommercial constituency that I think its
>travel should be subsidized through the sale of .org names.
>
>I'd rather try to help people come online and experience the benefits of
>cyberspace for themselves.


Thank you for raising this point.  I missed it, and entirely agree that the 
NCDNHC should not seek to have .ORG domain holders subsidize participants 
in NCDNHC.


At 07:12 PM 10/15/2001, Mike Todd wrote:
>Bridging the Digital Divide is a monumental task but this kind of resolution
>would certainly be appreciated, whether it is a drop in the bucket or not.

If the only question were whether it would have a small benefit or a large 
one, then yes it would be good to pursue.  However the real problem is that 
"bridging the digital divide" is a distraction from the direct 
administration and operations tasks of ICANN.  If we try to pursue 
activities outside the scope of ICANN, we help neither the ideal that we 
are attempting to address, nor do we help ICANN do its job.

d/

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