more on The U.N. Isn't a Threat to the Net

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

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From: Suresh Ramasubramanian <suresh () hserus net>
Date: November 6, 2005 10:58:27 AM EST
To: dave () farber net
Cc: Bob2-19-0501 () bobf frankston com, dewayne () dandin com
Subject: Re: [IP] more on The U.N. Isn't a Threat to the Net

Speaking of icann - the icann election results appear to be out

<http://joi.ito.com/archives/2005/11/05/ 
icann_nomcom_announces_new_members_including_susan_crawford_to_icann_boa 
rd.html>

Susan Crawford on the icann board, and then there's an Iranian on the
ALAC.  I don't know the guy but he's probably just another iranian
citizen but given that he's from Iran, I wonder what the more
politically inclined of the icann / wsis etc watchers are going to read
into this situation :)  Whatever, but it'll keep IP, politech, circleid
and various blogs buzzing for a while I guess.

        srs

David Farber wrote:
> Begin forwarded message:
>
> From: Bob Frankston <Bob2-19-0501 () bobf frankston com>
> Date: November 6, 2005 12:31:18 AM EST
> To: dave () farber net, ip () v2 listbox com
> Cc: 'Dewayne Hendricks' <dewayne () dandin com>
> Subject: RE: [IP] The U.N. Isn't a Threat to the Net
>
> It would be interesting to know what he thinks the Internet is.  
> It's  more
> an idea than something physical. I don't trust ICANN and want to   
> remove
> the
> design flaws that create a need for such a central policy body. I'm  
> more
> afraid of those who want to improve ICANN.


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