[governance] How do ICANN's actions hurt the average Internet

[Jean-Louis FULLSACK]

Roland Perry wrote

Message du 11/07/09 11:23
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> Objet : Re: [governance] How do ICANN's actions hurt the average Internet
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> In message <4A57E366.2B1B8A60 at ix.netcom.com>, at 17:57:10 on Fri, 10 Jul 
> 2009, Jeffrey A. Williams writes
> 
> >> That is poor network planning, there was no need for it, even then. But
> >> international connectivity is not an ICANN issue (it might be an IGF
> >> issue though).
> >
> > I disagree. The ASO and the ISP constituency, part of ICANN,
> >is directly related to these sorts of issues.
> 
> The company making undersea cables is probably represented via the 
> Commercial and Business Users Constituency, but that's to discuss their 
> domain name registration, not the thickness of the copper.
> 
> >>Are you really wanting customers to boycott suppliers who use 
> >>websites hosted with "weaker" DNS?
> >
> >Yes, our members do exactly so.
> 
> Can you point us to a list of your members, so we can see what kind of 
> entities they are?
> 
> >> As an "average Internet user" I have little practical choice between
> >> using .com DNS or cctld DNS. That choice was made by the registrant
> >> whose content I want to access.
> >
> > DNS is DNS, how it is configured is a completely different matter.
> 
> Physical configuration is the main issue here.
> 
> >> That seems to be more about registrants, than the people George was
> >> wanting to talk about: "the average Internet user".
> >
> >Registrants are users too.
> 
> But are a very small subset, and the objective was to discuss how ICANN 
> affects the *others*, who are "average users".
> 
> >Restricted trade that is not fully justified is legal harm. Such harm
> >impacts everyone.
> 
> I'm restricted from practising as a dentist (I haven't passed the 
> exams). Is that harming everyone?
> -- 
> Roland Perry
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