Re: ICANN, .org & " a total lack of technical due diligence"

["Michael Froomkin - U.Miami School of Law" <froomkin at law.miami.edu>]

Gordon Cook does not have my permission to speak for me.  I wish he'd stop
it.  

I can speak for myself just fine, and often do.  You will find my academic
work on my my homepage http://www.law.tm .  You will find some of my more
journalistic ICANN-related work, at http://www.icannwatch.org

On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Gordon Cook wrote:

> Carl ...great... no problem.  Your web page cited below essentially 
> invites the internet technical community and anyone else who wishes 
> to take the time to try out your "roots" and your 'branches' and that 
> on the merit of working running code tell the ICANN evaluators that 
> they made a mistake and that they should as a result rethink their 
> award intentions.
> 
> Yes?
> 
> OK  Terrific.  I wish you luck.  So does Michael Froomkin, who I 
> don't think believes that your approach will work.  Were it to work 
> great.
> 
> So OK lets go process and maybe THIS time it will work,  since your 
> technical standing and reputation are superb.  However: color me 
> sceptical that your strategy will make a difference.
> 
> Yes we certainly do have a problem with the ICANN process.   Who 
> leads ICANN?  Who makes the decisions?  I suggest that Vinton Cerf as 
> Board Chair of ICANN is at least the TITULAR leader of ICANN.  I 
> suggest it should not be regarded as ad hominem or  personal to ask 
> ICANN's Board Chair to speak out and take a strong position on what 
> you have pointed out on your own web page looks to be a miscarriage 
> of justice.
> 
> I am discouraged because the last time the leadership issue arose on 
> this list was on august 1 and 2 with Karl's court victory.   What 
> Vint tried to maintain on this list was true was shown by Karl and 
> Michael Froomkin to be erroneous.  Vint seems to be willing to follow 
> the ICANN party line.  In my opinion that party line has a poor 
> record for factual accuracy let alone good policy.
> 
> It would be nice to see this change.  I and a lot of other folk have 
> given up any hope however.
> 
> I support your effort and wish you luck.
> 
> >
> >  > Carl Malamud has quite a lot to say about integrity at
> >>  http://not.invisible.net/signals/bin/000270.shtml
> >>
> >>  I'd say that engineering without integrity is a bit flawed wouldn't you?
> >
> >The thing I hate the most about the entire ICANN process is the fact that
> >problems with their process gets spun into personal attacks.  Vint's
> >got plenty of integrity, as do all the staff I've dealt with at ICANN.
> >We've got a problem with their process, but let's not turn that into
> >ad hominum attack.  Reasonable people can differ and discuss without
> >calling each other names or impuning their motives.
> >
> >Regards,
> >
> >Carl
> 
> 
> 

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