Re: [ICANN-EU] Independent support for Jeanette Hofmann

["Michael Bracker" <mbracker@ngi.de>]

hi,

> Some of these arguments are listed on a web page (unfortunately only
> in German): <http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~cantsin/hofmann/>

if the campaign is serious the web page should be asap in English. We've got
quite many German voters - yes - but if only Germans vote for her she won't
be elected either as you know.

but for the people who want to know what's written in there - try
http://www.altavista.com/r?F09 and translate the page with bablfish :)


>>cut from the web page>>
Wären technische Kompetenz und ihr politisches Verständnis das
Hauptkriterium der Kandidatenkür, so wäre der Informatiker und
Kryptographie-Aktivist Lutz Donnerhacke aus meiner Sicht der beste der
unabhängigen Kandidaten.
Gegen seine Nominierung sprechen aus meiner Sicht jedoch zwei Argumente:
   Lutz Donnerhacke hat sich vor seiner Bewerbung nicht - politisch oder
technisch - mit der ICANN auseinandergesetzt;
   sein Bewerbungstext ist in schlechtem Englisch verfaßt.
Die gleichen Einwände gelten für die Bewerbungen von Andy Müller-Maguhn,
padeluun und Rena Tangens.
<<end cut<<

>>% begin translation>> While the technical competenz and the political
understanding is the main criteria of the personal selection of a candidate,
in my opinion the computer specialist and kryptograph-activist Lutz
Donnerhacke would be the best of the
There are imo two reasons gainst his nomination
  Lutz Donnerhacke did not argue before its application - politically or
technically - with the ICANN;
  his application text is written in bad English.
The same objections apply to the applications of Andy Mueller Maguhn,
padeluun and Rena Tangens
<<% end translation<<

Don't you think this is a little bit hard? Did you talk with Andy and Lutz
and ask them if they were involved in ICANN? E.G. I was really since the
beginning involved with ICANN - eg. the @Large membership. Who was on that
wonderful mailinglist? Did you know it? For sure not.
bad english: hmmm, how can you require someone to talk the best British
English you've ever seen if the guy you are judging is an English second
language speaker? i think that's pretty ridiculous.

have a good day and good luck with the compain,
cya,
--
Michael Bracker - if it is to be
Bavaria, Germany - it is up to me
mbracker@ffii.org