From: John C Klensin <klensin(_at_)jck(_dot_)com>
First of all, without commenting on this particular story,
everyone who is (or has been) concerned about the ICANN topic
should be aware that its entire history, and most of its
pre-history, has been characterized by various interest groups
who will seek any forum they can find to advance their
positions. Many of them are extremely good at manipulating the
press and getting unbalanced stories published, at finding
politicians who see opportunities to impress their constituents
and others with how Internet-involved they are, and so on. Most
of the news stories have at least some roots in the truth, but
the slant, spin, or interpretations can sometimes be quite
impressive.
...
choose-it-yourself DNS roots and structures (where no one had to
worry about uniqueness of names and each structure made up its
own rules for dealing with potential conflicts).
Pot. Kettle. Black.
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