Seems to me that somebody has to pay for the service and I'd rather pay
for it myself rather than have the U.S. taxpayer foot the bill. Note that
I am NOT a U.S. taxpayer, not yet anyway. But that saying about no
taxation without representation cuts both ways. I'm quite happy to see the
tax money, and therefore the U.S. government, out of the loop.
Inferencing the US govt. is out of the loop is a logical leap
of faith. Tell me who owns the "." and why wouldn't the Feds
of some denomination step in to "stabilize" the namespace.
In other words, why would they risk such a valuable resource,
built in the past with US taxpayer money, walk away to a
potentially non-US private enterprise or a consortium.
I'm just pointing out one more plausible outcome, not meaning
to argue.
Regards,
Sanjay.
Inferencing the US govt. is out of the loop is a logical leap
of faith. Tell me who owns the "." and why wouldn't the Feds
of some denomination step in to "stabilize" the namespace.
Because "stepping in" often leads to more destabilization. Why didn't the
Feds of some denomination step in to stabilize Albania? Right now the
Internet industry, which includes the research institutions, is doing just
fine by itself. If it ain't broke why would governments want to fix it? In
the USA there is one person who has learned that lesson very well. Compare
Ira Magaziner's position on the Internet to his position on health care.
In other words, why would they risk such a valuable resource,
built in the past with US taxpayer money, walk away to a
potentially non-US private enterprise or a consortium.
Because it has already happened several years ago and the end result was
an incredibly energetic new industry in which U.S. companies and U.S.
research institutions are playing a key role. Tight central control was
tried in the ex-SU and it didn't work.
Michael Dillon - Internet & ISP Consulting
Memra Software Inc. - Fax: +1-250-546-3049
http://www.memra.com - E-mail: michael@memra.com
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Folks, I got off NAIPR because I didn't want to keep seeing the same
issues hashed over again and again. Am I going to havr to get off nanog
for the same reason now? This thread should die in it's tracks.