Small Name Services Providers

 I will take this opportunity to address the
 assembled in regards to a small profit and not
 for profit domain name registries we are evolving.
 If you visit our Free Community Network  WWW Site
 at <http://www.fcn.net> you will see a working
 prototype of a free independant no profit Name
 Services Provider (NSP). The script works and we
 are already registering domains under *.FCN.NET.
 All we are waiting for is to drop the .NET part
 and to have our .FCN domains entered directly in
 the various root name servers.

 While .FCN is non-profit I intend to follow up
 with a for profit .WTV <http://www.wtv.net> NSP
 in the future. While a commercial NSP will require
 a higher level of capitalization my estimates are
 no-where near the wildly exagerated models that
 have been hurled about in discussions past. Once
 again a role for small businesses as NSP's must
 be assured or you folks will force those who wish
 to peacefully and respectfully pursue their own
 modest goals as NSPs into very negative positions.

 What we have proven is that individuals taking on
 the loose, co-operative and helpful structure of
 the traditional internet *can* run a Name Services.
 Provider. Our place in the general scheme of Internet
 Governance must be safeguarded among other, similar
 small or independant NSPs. To attempt to monopolize
 the process or limit it to multinational corporate
 entities is rude and out of sych with the culture
 of the Net. Furthermore it will be unsucessful and
 we will be forced to unproductively fight for our
 rights. We expect to pursue our respectful, reasonable
 and fair activities in a manner equal to anyone else.
 To fail to support our legitimate role is unhealthy
 as it is unwise.

 Name Services Providers will come in many forms,
 with many flavours. There is room for the small
 as for the large. There is plenty of space for
 both profit NSPs and non-profit NSPs. Any and all
 exclusionary Internet Governance structures will
 be resisted and overthrown as they should be. And
 this will be accomplished not by duress or denial
 of service - though force us and it may be a last
 resort. Before we follow Eugene's path we will work
 simply to route around any silly restrictions by
 means of applied intelligence, overwhelming numbers
 and by simply ignoring rules that choke and inhibit
 our communications. As they say... one way or the
 other we shall overcome

 I thank Jim for this opportunity to share my
 views and encourage all reasonable minds to bend
 and include as wide a range of NSPs as possible.
 Peace and good fortune to you all.

 Bob Allisat
 Director, World TeleVirtual Network
 bob at wtv.net - (416) 534-1999 - http://www.wtv.net





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