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ICANN Budget Questioned
Thing I am writes "The proposed 2004-5 budget for the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) has hit a snag - the rest of the world is refusing to pay its share of the bill. ICANN last week proposed a budget of $15.8m for next year, nearly twice as much as its current annual expenditure."
The internet will be shut down until further notice.
Unknown host pong.
as long as Christmas Island coughs up its share of the bill
....the Internet is auctioned off to the highest bidder. Microsoft goes broke trying to out-bid McDonalds for control of the Internet....
Hey, evil isn't cheap.
Two points here. 1. It appears given this letter/slapdown that ICANN now stands for ICANT-because-of-no-money
2. "The Register" has forgotten its political correctness by referring to this problem as a "Mexican stand-off". Wow, the Mexican ambassador is going to be flaming them something fierce :P
Harpo Tunnel Syndrome--my wrist feels funny.
Funny, SCO isn't a member of ICANN...
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"Europe sticks up two fingers at ICANN budget", while over here in the States, we can do the same job with only one.
From ICANN to ICAN'T
-dodges the incoming flames-
It's early..
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"Really? Is it someone's birthday?"
Give the job back to Jon Postel.
Improve efficiency immeasurably.