[95803] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: summarising [was: Re: ICANNs role]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Donald Stahl)
Wed Apr 4 11:12:47 2007
Date: Wed, 4 Apr 2007 11:09:20 -0400 (EDT)
From: Donald Stahl <don@calis.blacksun.org>
To: michael.dillon@bt.com
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
In-Reply-To: <D03E4899F2FB3D4C8464E8C76B3B68B025D31B@E03MVC4-UKBR.domain1.systemhost.net>
Errors-To: owner-nanog@merit.edu
> offers 5 minutes from curb to seat checkin service. The need exists but
> it ain't gonna be filled anytime soon because the government prohibits
> such things. The government mandates delays and multiple vetting
> processes between the time you step on the curb and the time you sit in
> your airplane seat.
And government interference has been such a boon for the airlines and air
travelers? Or just about any industry for that matter? Come on. Do you
really want a group of people who think the Internet is a bunch of tubes
telling you how things should be run?? God help us all if that happens.
> Same with buying a handgun in most states and in Canada. Same with
> opening a business in most jurisdictions. You have to go to cityhall and
> apply for a license first. Why should domain name registries be special
> and be exempt from these normal processes of vetting and registering?
Did you seriously, honestly, just compare a domain name to a handgun??????
I have NO idea what to say to this ...
This was originally a much longer email but your statement made me realize
the futility of my arguments...
-Don
