[address-policy-wg] Summary of the PI Task Force's recent discussions

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>s/icann/icann, the rirs, .../
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>all this is a social experiment to see how many bureaucrats,
>amateur politicians (though the professionals are entering the
>fray), bureaucrats, lawyers, and just plain slimeballs it takes to
>replace one part-time computer scientist (whose 60th birthday would
>have been last wednesday).
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>randy

To: Randy Bush <randy at psg.com>
Subject: Re: [address-policy-wg] Summary of the PI Task Force's recent 
discussions

>s/icann/icann, the rirs, .../
>
>all this is a social experiment to see how many bureaucrats,
>amateur politicians (though the professionals are entering the
>fray), bureaucrats, lawyers, and just plain slimeballs it takes to
>replace one part-time computer scientist (whose 60th birthday would
>have been last wednesday).
>
>randy

To some extent i have to agree with you Randy, but i also think we where 
taken advantage of by the suits. Once our computer scientist had passed on 
the community panicked, the last thing we wanted was a government agency 
running the show and the bureaucrats knew this. The bureaucrats held out 
their hands and we grabbed hold out of the fire into the fire some might 
say. But the bottom line is we can not change it now and to some extent it 
has stabilized, what we have to keep doing is not let them run the show and 
make sure it still works for us from the bottom up. Its easy to be bitter 
but lets channel that energy into making it better not complaining. The NCC 
lost their way for a bit and with some strong recommendations from the 
community pulled them selves back on track (not maybe all the way but at 
least what we have now is better than before the recommendations). Remember 
we ultimately hold the purse strings ;)

BTW its good to be back.

Stephen Burley
Not working for a corporate corrupt giant anymore.
Internet Communications Consultant
Africonnect

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