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ICANN Updates

Posted by michael on from the .organized-resistance dept.

ICANN is meeting in Bucharest next week, which means they're floating all their usual smoky-room schemes just prior to the meeting. leto writes "The three RIR's, ARIN, APNIC and RIPE-NCC have just released a joint statement that basically tells ICANN that their Evolution and Reform plan is unacceptable, and tells ICANN to go play elsewhere, and leave the address space in the hands of the well working bodies." An interesting mailing list debate has been going on between ICANN's critics and ICANN's extremely well-paid and extremely sleazy attorney: critic, attorney (sleazy!), critic again, another critic, attorney again, critic's response, still other critics. And finally, note that the .org TLD is up for bids - the New York Times has a story, Newsforge has another.

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  1. This is getting Ridiculous by Real+World+Stuff · · Score: 1, Funny

    Back and Forth, Back and Forth...Commercialization...Disputes...Greed. Once again, the road to Hell is paved with Good intentions.

    I'm taking my internet and going home.

    --
    If we don't fight for ourselves no one will.
  2. My God Newsforge is Polite! by Vengie · · Score: 2, Funny
    "Perhaps ICANN, which controls the whole domain name schmear, will listen, although there's no way to be sure. ICANN's record of listening to the voice of the general Internet populace is, at best, spotty. "
    Wow. I must admit I am impressed. That statement is rather politically correct, even for NewsForge. Last time I checked, the official Keiretsu opinion of ICANN was "Incompetant Callous And Nothing New" .... but I may stand corrected on that one. (yeah...the bacronym is my own creation, but its a nice summary)
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    When in doubt, parenthesize. At the very least it will let some poor schmuck bounce on the % key in vi. (Larry Wall)
  3. Okay, OKAY by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    And finally, note that the .org TLD is up for bids - the New York Times has a story, Newsforge has another.

    Oh, alright. I'll do it. I guess.

    I mean, if someone has to, and no one else wants it, i'm not really doing much else this month and i've got some free time. I swear though, you people.. seems sometimes like if you wanna get something done around here, you have to do it yourself. :shakes head:

    Uhh.. do I have to set up BIND now, or something? Hm. Could anyone point me to a HOWTO..? I'm running slackware, so i can't do an RPM install..

    --super ugly ultraman

  4. Re:"Sleazy Attorney" by ChicagoFan · · Score: 3, Funny


    You can't prove to a judge that he's sleazy.


    Sure I can.


    "Your honor, he's an attorney. I rest my case."


    ChicagoFan