[atlarge-discuss] 006 Name - NetAtLarge.org and netatlarge.info

[Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com>]

The Chair recognizes Giampaolo Bonora's generous offer and proposal in
relation to NetAtLarge.org and NetAtLarge.info, full details below.

Thanks!
Regards,
Joanna

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Giampaolo Bonora [mailto:bonora@nettuno.it]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 27, 2002 4:16 PM
> To: jo-uk@rcn.com; atlarge-discuss@lists.fitug.de
> Subject: Re: [atlarge-discuss] FW: [atlarge-panel] 006 Name - Panel
> approves Timeline and Schedule
>
>
> On Mon, 26 Aug 2002 22:26:42 -0400, Joanna Lane <jo-uk@rcn.com> wrote:
>
> >FYI
> >
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: Joanna Lane [mailto:jo-uk@rcn.com]
> >> Sent: Monday, August 26, 2002 10:26 PM
> >> To: At Large Panel
> >> Subject: RE: [atlarge-panel] 006 Name - Panel approves Timeline and
> >> Schedule
> >>
> >> > [...]
> >> >
> >> > 3) The Panel to send a notice to the Discuss List and
> >> > news@icannatlarge.com
> >> > inviting official submissions from the membership, making clear
> >> > that people
> >> > who've sent in a name before must repeat the process if they
> >> want it to be
> >> > considered alongside those already short-listed by the Panel.
> >> >
> >> > To be acceptable, the domain name must meet the criteria that it
> >> > is already
> >> > registered to a member who is willing and able to transfer the
> >> name to the
> >> > organization for free should it be adopted in due course.
>
> I registered domain names netatlarge.org and netatlarge.info precisely
> to be considered as names for this organisation, and subsequently used
> as Internet names, so I confirm that I will transfer one or both to the
> organisation for free.
>
> This implies that this organisation must be incorporated somewhere. Yet
> Another Non-profit Organisation? In my opinion, yes.
> And BTW I will transfer, upon request, these domain names to this
> organisation also if they are not selected as (main?) name. They could
> be simply aliases, or specialized website names.
>
> Walter Schmidt is right, a name is a bell that hardly will be unrung -
> but not THE BELL. This is not my take. So "netatlarge" - or, outside
> Internet's names resolution net@large - only for someone will be 'The
> Net' at large. Others could like it as 'netatlarge - a shortcut for
> InternetAtLarge. Others could like it because it remember that there are
> ohter nets, larger, smaller, overlapping or just different.
> In italian, net=rete. I'm just checking my bookshelf for a F.Capra's
> book. Italian title: "La rete della vita" Original title: "The Web of
> Life".
>
> I see that I'm ending in advocating this proposed name, which is
> premature. Sorry. Running across today's messages, I too am a bit
> confused.
>
> 	giampaolo
>
>
> ------------------------------------
> Giampaolo Bonora - bonora@nettuno.it


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