On Fri, Oct 10, 2008 at 6:51 PM, Yassin Mshana <ymshana2003@hotmail.com> wrote:
Talking from the USERs side: I agree with Ross - any Government intervention in the "functioning" of the Internet is not good news now, and in the future. The Internet phenomenon is a development that should not be politicized
While I agree with the above.....
and not Governed by any particular sovereign state
I take some exception to this statement, as the Internet as a whole is not "governed" by the USG. The role that NTIA has is a very minor one in that it "rubber-stamps" changes to the rootzone file. I think it's useful to keep in mind that the vast majority of Internet Governance has traditionally been done by non-governmental actors. John is correct, the situation is highly unlikely to change, it seems that energies directed toward that change could be more usefully spent on other things. A FAQ is not a bad idea at all. -- Cheers, McTim mctim.blogspot.com