Re: [ICANN-EU] Answers to Questions by Svensson and Roessler

["Constantine S. Chassapis" <cschassapis@acm.org>]

From: Thomas Roessler <roessler@does-not-exist.org>
To: <icann-europe@fitug.de>
Sent: Tuesday, August 15, 2000 10:16 AM
Subject: Re: [ICANN-EU] Answers to Questions by Svensson and Roessler


> On 2000-08-14 23:16:10 +0300, Constantine S. Chassapis wrote:
>
> > TR3. ICANN doesn't pay your bills ... independence from outside
> > influence?
>
> > I believe what Mr Schneiders and Mr Donnerhacke believe, that is,
> > that ICANN pays some bills, like travel expenses. If this is not
> > so, then, from my position as a member @ large I will support any
> > movement for changing that.
>
> The bylaws permit the board to pay some of the bills.  I was rather
> hinking about the fact that ICANN work will consume a considerable
> amount of time and working power which won't be available for your
> usual day job.
>
> > Now, for my part, since I currently have no means for paying my
> > travel and lodging expenses, I will either be supported by ICANN,
> > (if it has or will advance such a policy), or I will seek support
> > from the government of Greece, or from the European Union. If
> > these actions will not end in my favour, I will seek employment
> > from some Greek big biz, trying to make a contract that will
> > leave me completely free in my decisions, (leaving possibly the
> > big biz, in exchange, the opportunity to exhibit having an
> > employee that it is an ICANN member). In any case, I now declare
> > that I will make public my contract in case I will be forced to
> > seek employment in the private sector.
>
> Sorry, but this doesn't sound too independent to me...  Knowing
> about possible influence after the nomination and election won't
> help once that influence is exercised.


You are correct! I just have to add that I am honest; I am stating the truth
about myself and my situation, and I believe honesty is a positive thing for
a candidate to have (I can provide proof about anything that I have said
about myself if somebody asks so). Note that it would have been very easy
for me to state "self-employed" and to end this discussion. I have been
self-employed in the recent past and it is very easy for me to re-enter that
particular status.

>From a philosophical standpoint note this: influences exist everywhere. Even
there where seemingly they are absent!  The more secret an influence is the
more powerful is. A way to decrease the power of an influence is to make it
public, i.e. to identify it. This is the first step!

Now, with the risk to offend you, but not having this intention, I would
kindly ask you to identify yourself with two or three words (and something
about fitug.de in english), just for the symmetry of a dialogue: You know
everything about me, ...

Sincerely,
Constantine Chassapis

P.S. -- what do you think about my other answers, particularly my answer to
TR6?