Re: [ICANN-EU] Comments about your view of ICANN squatters

[Jefsey Morfin <jefsey@wanadoo.fr>]

Mario, Giorgio and Machiavel,
St Paul against politics. Always the same question.
I think that however poor policy it may look, claiming the truth
every time, good or bad, pays back at the end of the day.
Jefsey


At 17:37 31/10/00, you wrote:
>Giorgio,
>
>well said!
>
>mario
>
>ps you know, italians always agree!
>
>At 02.14 31/10/00 +0100, Griffini Giorgio wrote:
> >You wrote:
> >>
> >> > I would be interested in knowing your evalutation of the ICANN
>annoucement
> >> > of 4 interim Members of the initial BoD  to stay 4 years instead of a
>few
> >> > months and to represent you.
> >>
> >> Personally I feel that it is a breach of faith.
> >>
> >> Not that this is anything surprising or new - ICANN has from the outset
> >> repeatedly broken its bond of trust with the Internet community.  Just
> >> look at how ICANN has from its very first meeting flagrantly tossed aside
> >> its obligations to "operate to the maximum extent feasible in an open and
> >> transparent manner".  Just look at how ICANN deferred even the creation of
> >> an at large membership.  And why did ICANN fill only a portion of the
> >> at-large seats?
> >>
> >> By permitting this boardsquatting ICANN has once again slapped the
> >> Internet community in the face.
> >>
> >>              --karl--
> >>
> >
> >Karl,
> >be aware that ICANN is under heavvy pressure on stating its role and many
> >attempts to endanger it have been put in place also recently (with NSI
> >multilingual domain names issue the most noticeable one).
> >Also, there is nothing new in such decisions because they were written
> >black-on-white even before the @large adventure was started.
> >I'm not sure that is a good thing to exercise pressure on ICANN from our
>side
> >(the @large membership) this way with the relevant risk to break the thing
> >we are likely interested in partecipating in.
> >I think a better approach would be to keep watching on what will develop 
> and
> >claim for  'bad faith'  when it actually makes some real damage rather than
> >blame for it in advance.
> >If we allow/contribute for a ICANN breakdown, large companies interests 
> will
> >take control of the DNS and I don't think this is what the membership@large
> >would like to happen.
> >We should go with a little care but be ready to fight when this is actually
> >needed and/or appropriate. After all even David was successful with Goliath
> >but he had to wait for the right moment for hitting him with that famous
>little
> >stone...
> >
> >Best regards
> >Giorgio Griffini
> >
> >
> >