[governance] Re: [IGP-ANNOUNCE] IGP Alert: Reforming ICANN

Suresh Ramasubramanian suresh at hserus.net
Thu Feb 7 03:21:10 EST 2008


Milton L Mueller [06/02/08 16:42 -0500]:
>> > incorporated either, and we don't doubt its existence.
>> 
>> .. and IETF has oversight over what, precisely?
>
>Internet standards. A damn sight more important than ICANN. 

They set standards. But are those standards enforceable? And where do you
find mandatory acceptance of those standards, except by consensus in the
technical community?

I'd sell you the bay bridge, Milton, but I'm afraid you'd actually buy it
from me. 
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