[ncdnhc-discuss] Internet is global=we need central planning

[Kent Crispin]

On Thu, May 02, 2002 at 11:58:34AM -0400, James Love wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Kent Crispin" <kent at songbird.com>
> > >  Could the DNSO set up REGIONAL bodies to authorize new TLDS, so
> > > the ICANN board only has to deal with GLOBAL coordination issues (like
> is
> > > done now for numbering).
> >
> > Suppose that two regional bodies authorize the same name? You simply
> > cannot avoid the fact that the decision ultimately rests at the central
> > coordinating point.
> 
>    Kent, are you doing this to just make my blood boil?  How many times do I
> have to shout that ICANN can deal with uniqueness issues (in a million
> different ways). 

Your boiling blood is getting in your way.  There was substantially more
to my note than the "uniqueness issue". 

>     On the issue of uniqueness of TLD Strings, I suggest there be a global
> committee which deals *only with this issue.*

My claim is that committee would instantly inherit all ICANN's issues, 
just as ICANN inherited issues from the process that proceeded it.

That is, James, we've already run your experiment.  We have the result. 
We know what will happen.  We have to move on from that result, and not
simply repeat the same experiment over and over again.

-- 
Kent Crispin                               "Be good, and you will be
Technical Support Manager, ICANN            lonesome."
crispin at icann.org,kent at songbird.com                    -- Mark Twain