[ga] has someone read the ICANN strategic plan

["J-F C. (Jefsey) Morfin" <jefsey@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I printed the ICANN Strategic Plan. And read most of it. I fully understand 
this document has bored many as it mostly repeats and repeats and repeats 
what some may like, and others consider as biaised or outdated points of 
view and objectives.

This is a very long descriptions of a lack of real service, a real pride of 
a lack of innovation. As if the longer the blahblah the more the budget 
increase will be accepted. As if one wanted to demonstrate the ICANN calls 
for a three people staff (to permit them to go on vacations).

This being said, I am surprised no one comments here the global error of 
discussing a production tool and its management in forgetting that it does 
not belong to its "stakeholders" and of never discussing its users needs, 
te evolution of their demand while they also are its owners. All the more 
than the big change of the network technologies is that users can also be 
standardizers and developpers (NATs, VoIP, P2P ..). One has the real 
feeling that the ICANN a-prioris (due to "values" voted by no one but 
tentatively imposed to everyone) will either limitate the world development 
for a long period, or will force to the balkanization of the internet.

There is certainly a lack of imagination, which is at this level is a 
professional fault - unless it is intended? But one also has the constant 
feeling that this is a "shaping the world" attitude, an evangelization 
rather than a service, with a total disregard for the people, but not for 
their money. Yet that at the same time one feels this is a petty money 
wasted for everyone?

Sad.
jfcm