RE: [gnso-vi-feb10] Zero Cross-Ownership (0CO) as an option for the group

[Jeff Eckhaus <eckhaus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree that zero cross ownership is an option and so is 100% cross ownership 
and many others that fit in the middle. We are just in the beginning of trying 
to decide as a group what that result could be. 
Yes, the Board decision is the default position, there is no doubt there, I am 
not even sure why that is a debate. 


What is surprising to me is what I am hearing on this WG from people who have 
been involved in ICANN for so long and who are the big believers in the bottom 
up consensus policy process.  If my issue is not addressed then we end this WG, 
pack up and go home. Or that in the first 2 weeks of the WG I have not heard or 
see the benefits of cross-ownership, so we should forget about cross ownership.

We have still not heard everyone's proposals or even let this working group 
start working. May I suggest we give people some breathing room and give them a 
chance to gather their thoughts and work together before we decide what our 
result should be. 

Thanks


Jeff