[governance] Re: Alternative DNS systems and net neutrality

[Veni Markovski]

Dan,

At 21:47 11/18/2007  -0800, you wrote:
> >I didn't try to minimize the numbers. I was asking a question "how
> >many", not "how little". Therfore the following conclusions of yours
> >are also incorrect.
>
>*Of course* you were minimizing the numbers, by asking the rhetorical
>question ("many" or "little" makes no difference -- you were clearly
>implying that they were not worth paying attention to).  My conclusions are
>not incorrect.

Well... We can't have a discussion, if you interprete incorrectly 
what I wrote. I am not minimizing the numbers; I am merely asking a 
question. I understand you are not happy that your conclusions, based 
on the misinterpretation of what I said, are not correct, but that's life.

> >>Everyone and everything on the Internet uses the DNS, because
> >>DNS is in effect the main gatekeeper to any content or applications on the
> >>net (until Google takes over everything).
> >
> >Which may very well happen soon, and then the domain names will lose
> >its value.
>
>(1) Don't count your chickens before they hatch, even if Vint is doing so.

Dan, it wasn't me, who is counting - I didn't mention Google first. 
Plus, using Vint once he is not with ICANN, makes your argument weaker.

> >>Perhaps the difference of opinion here derives from the fact that you still
> >>want to talk in terms of technical function and run away from political
> >>policy issues.
> >
> >This is exactly what I am not running away from.
>
>Well, then, I'm glad to hear that you agree that control over DNS (etc.) is
>a political issue and not just a technical issue.  Too bad that most
>officials at ICANN disagree with this stance.

Oh, no, wrong conclusion again. What I say is *I* am not running away 
from political policy issues. Among the people here I have a proven 
record for doing exactly this; and have some achievements, also, if 
you follow the legal framework in Bulgaria (check the Best Practices 
Forum of last Wednesday in Rio; case: Bulgaria).


>  (a) I do not necessarily hope to convince you into believing anything, as
>people's political opinions are primarily emotional and do not respond to
>rational analysis.

Sorry to hear you think that way. Luckily, my record in Bulgaria 
proves the opposite. That political opinions were not emotional, and 
were quite rational.

veni 

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