On ICANN: Wish I’da Wrote This

by on December 6, 2004 · 2 comments

It’s essential to understand that the Internet is an agreement among users. That can be a little mind-blowing to everyone who thinks that it is a thing requiring some form of external, top-down, public-law-style regulation.

Here’s an anonymous post inspired by the ICANN meeting now underway, obviously by someone who gets it. There are details on which I differ (like the ITU), but on the whole it’s good enough to declare twangily: “Wish I’da Wrote This.”

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  • http://Yes.No.com Yes

    “In the early 16th century, a devout monk from Germany visited Rome. He was awed to be at the very seat of Christendom.”

    Even earlier, Jesus Christ entered the scene and did some poking around. He found the clerics walking to and from the temples on special walk-ways constructed to separate them from the masses. He found exclusionary religious structures, not inclusive. He started a movement. It sort of routed around the small group of insiders. The insiders have not gone away. They will always be there. They have to be. They define the line between good and evil. People want to clearly see the line and know which side of the line they are on. Guess which side the ISOC and ICANN are on ?

  • http://Yes.No.com Yes

    “In the early 16th century, a devout monk from Germany visited Rome. He was awed to be at the very seat of Christendom.”
    ===

    Even earlier, Jesus Christ entered the scene and
    did some poking around. He found the clerics
    walking to and from the temples on special
    walk-ways constructed to separate them from the
    masses. He found exclusionary religious
    structures, not inclusive. He started a
    movement. It sort of routed around the small
    group of insiders. The insiders have not gone
    away. They will always be there. They have to
    be. They define the line between good and evil.
    People want to clearly see the line and know
    which side of the line they are on. Guess which
    side the ISOC and ICANN are on ?

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