Re: [ifwp] RE: Better Safe, than Sorry! (was: It's been a pleasure)

["Christopher Ambler" <cambler@iodesign.com>]

Put simply, the document perpetuates the status quo with
respect to the name industry.

There are companies that have been waiting a long time to
compete, and enough is enough.

Christopher

-----Original Message-----
From: Pete Farmer <pfarmer@strategies-u.com>
To: IFWP Discussion List <list@ifwp.org>
Cc: Ira_C._Magaziner@oa.eop.gov <Ira_C._Magaziner@oa.eop.gov>;
commerce@mail.house.gov <commerce@mail.house.gov>; comments@iana.org
<comments@iana.org>
Date: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 12:24 PM
Subject: [ifwp] RE: Better Safe, than Sorry! (was: It's been a pleasure)


>On Sunday, September 06, 1998 at 10:28 AM, Jay Fenello
>[mailto:Jay@Iperdome.com] wrote:
>
>>As an insurance policy, we might want to prepare
>>another set of consensus documents and Board of
>>Directors for the New Corp.
>>
>>That way, if the current negotiations result in
>>an unacceptable solution, we will simply present
>>Ira with a second set of By-Laws.  If he is true
>>to his words (and I believe that he is), he will
>>not accept either solution until we come to a
>>mutual agreement.
>>
>>This ensures the disenfranchised participants
>>of the IFWP process a seat at the table ;-)
>
>Jay,
>
>I believe that there is a better approach than to create a complete set
>of "consensus documents."
>
>I suggest that those who now feel "left out" of the process come up with
>a FINITE (3 to 5) number of key concerns/amendments to IANA's current
>draft.
>
>I have previously expressed my concern over the following, and have
>proposed amendments on IANA's comment list (comments@iana.org):
>
>1) The document does not spell out how the at-large members of the
>Interim Board will be chosen.
>
>2) The document does not establish a timetable to enact an open election
>process for at-large Board members.
>
>3) The "sunshine" provisions of Article IV need improvement; I have
>suggested that the language from Article 6 of the NSI draft replace that
>of the IANA draft.
>
>Others may have different views, or different items to add to this list.
>
>If reasonable people can propose well-reasoned changes to the IANA
>proposal, then we can hope that reasonable people in the Administration
>will listen.
>
>We should help these reasonable people out by focusing on KEY concerns,
>and not getting bogged down in minutia.
>
>Pete
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