Dear Olivier, I think the recommendation to suspend the program is wrong (Strickling is right :-)), yes I know it's draft, however if you wish to go forward with it and have the resolution taken seriously, you (or at least Evan as the proposer of the motion) should be specific in what is meant by "public-interest" in this sentence: "We request that implementation of the program be suspended until necessary public-interest modifications are implemented." The gTLD program is specific, what needs to be modified to remove these public-interest concerns? Identify what needs to be addressed, otherwise you're potentially creating an ever moving target. Best, Adam At 12:13 AM +0100 12/19/11, Olivier MJ Crepin-Leblond wrote:
Dear Anthony,
On 18/12/2011 23:45, Antony Van Couvering wrote :
I know that ALAC was set up to represent the public interest, but I am unaware of any evidence that it does.
In order to represent the public interest, ALAC must first define what that is.
Thank you for your suggestion. In the interest of the ALAC not wasting time on re-inventing the wheel, I may recommend some reading from scholars who have spent time studying the subject:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_interest
If you'd prefer more legitimate reading material for the holiday break, I'd suggest a search for "the public interest" @ Amazon and you'll find a handful of books that treat the subject with all of the magnificence that the subject deserves.
I encourage other At-Large members to share their reading list too.
Kind regards,
Olivier
-- Olivier MJ Crépin-Leblond, PhD http://www.gih.com/ocl.html
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