Re: [soac-newgtldapsup-wg] Additional Criteria "Indigenous Peoples"

[Mike Silber <silber.mike@xxxxxxxxx>]

Eric

On 26/04/2011 20:24, Eric Brunner-Williams wrote:
> I'm sorry I missed the shot-down-by-Avri moment as there is a natural 
> tension between the ALAC charter, which imports, even if silently, the 
> public interest purpose of the ALAC, and the GNSO charter, now 
> somewhat lapsed, which reflects its stakeholders' interests. Strings 
> and their applicants can have purposes in the ALAC sense, benefiting a 
> public interest or indifferent to any public purpose, and have no 
> purpose whatsoever other than surviving string contention and 
> advancing the applicants return on investment goals, in the GNSO sense.
> I hope the shot-down-by-Avri moment did not occur while she was 
> co-chair, as co-chairs really should not advocate on minor points, let 
> alone a substantive issue such as whether the purpose of an applicant 
> is relevant to its eligibility standing for assistance.
Avri was absolutely appropriate in shooting me down.

It was after the chairs of the WG changed and her main focus was 
clarifying the initial report.
Regards

Mike