Re: [ga] Vint stepping down

[Karl Auerbach <karl@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joop Teernstra wrote:
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> The only deficit I could think of would be in the tech-cred and 
> internet-savvy department.
Which would matter how?  ICANN does absolutely nothing of a technical 
nature; rather, as very deeply illustrated by its new tld policy 
proposal, is based on a desire to engage in social, economic, and 
business practice regulation.
> It would be a big difference with Vint's prestige.
That prestige has prevented board members from treating his point of 
view as merely one among equals.  And since Vint tends to look on the 
net with a kind of paternalism, colored by a bit of Flower Power era 
view of human interactions and motivations, that has lead to an ICANN 
that is itself paternalistic well beyond its chartered role and unable 
to constrain the actions of Verisign and the IP interests.
As I may have mentioned here previously, I'm anticipating enormous 
changes in ICANN as a result of this shift.
BTW, tonight ICANN is holding a Vint going away bash at Sony Studios 
(the old MGM studios) - it's rather ironic given the intellectual 
property juggernaut that comes from the movie companies and ICANN's 
defenseless inability to deny the IP industry anything it asks.
                --karl--