On 20/12/2015 21:25, Carlton Samuels wrote:
Back to George's 2nd reason for voting no, he was unhappy with the configuration of the Applicant Support program. He argued then that a fund to bootstrap gTLD registries in developing economies would see ICANN engaged in picking winners and losers, and likely a distortion of the market. He favoured a mix of initiatives, some of which could be funded by ICANN.
I vaguely remember I had asked George about his vote. He was adamant that a lot more should have been done by ICANN for applicant support and that the Applicant Support Program that we had designed in haste was just a plastercast on a wooden leg. It would be interesting to ask Board members individually if any of them regret their vote? Kindest regards, Olivier