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Re: [NA-Discuss] Dotless domains
by Thompson, Darlene June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

Thank you SO much for this "dotless domains for dummies" explanations! Thank you all for your postings as this helps all of us that aren't up on this topic. D Darlene A. Thompson Community Access Program Administrator Nunavut Dept. of Education / N-CAP P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 E-mail: dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca -----Original Message----- From: John R. Levine [mailto:johnl@iecc.com] Sent: Monday, June 10, 2013 12:50 AM To: Thompson, Darlene; Evan Leibovitch Cc: NARALO Discussion List Subject: RE: [NA-Discuss] Dotless domains > To try to understand this issue: why were dotless domains ruled out of the new gTLD expansion? What is the problem with them? The SSAC 053 report describes the issues pretty well. The short explanation is that for the past zillion years (in Internet time) the only use of dotless names has been private use on internal networks, and there's a lot of software that assumes that's what they are. Adding global dotless domains would be really flaky. Typical example: http://blah/ means a local host called blah, not the .blah domain. The GAC objected to Google's having .search as a private domain, so Google concocted a dotless hack and sent it to ICANN, who are currently scratching their heads. There are several other applicants for .search so even if ICANN were to decide Google's application was OK, they'd still have to slug it out with the other applicants. Regards, John Levine, johnl(a)iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. http://jl.ly

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ATRT letter
by Garth Bruen June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

Will be added to call agenda -----Original Message----- From: Thompson, Darlene [mailto:DThompson1@GOV.NU.CA] Sent: Sunday, June 9, 2013 3:08 PM To: Evan Leibovitch; Garth Bruen Cc: John R. Levine; NA List na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: RE: [NA-Discuss] Cloud Computing a Trapi I would very much like to see the matter of the ATRT letter brought up at the meeting tomorrow as I know that I would be in favour of supporting it as a region. There seem to have been many things thrown up on the list lately that have really taken us away from the main focus of the group, which is discussing policy. I'm not sure how this has happened but I really think that we need to get back on track. I look forward to discussing this on the call tomorrow. D Darlene A. Thompson CAP Administrator N-CAP/Department of Education P.O. Box 1000, Station 910 Iqaluit, NU X0A 0H0 Phone: (867) 975-5631 Fax: (867) 975-5610 dthompson(a)gov.nu.ca ________________________________________ From: na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org [na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org] on behalf of Evan Leibovitch [evan(a)telly.org] Sent: Sunday, June 09, 2013 2:18 PM To: Garth Bruen Cc: John R. Levine; NA List na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org; na-discuss-bounces(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Cloud Computing a Trapi On 9 June 2013 10:36, <gbruen(a)knujon.com> wrote: > It's up to the poster to define relevance > And if the poster won't, the Chair must -- or declare the topic out of order. Maybe one of these days something actually to do with ICANN policy -- rather than out-of-scope "hey look at this" postings and inactive participants passing judgement over active ones -- will actually be discussed here. This is not a general purpose Internet Governance list, and never was. Nor is it run by Jerry Springer or Joseph McCarthy. It's easy to bitch an moan about Outreach. But this is not just about resources, it's about what we ourselves do to lead by example, to show how welcoming and effective the existing participants are. An outsider's quick perusal of this list of late offers no incentive for someone to join, just a cacophony of irrelevancy and McCarthyism. All the fancy brochures in the world can't mask a record of inaction related to the actual reason we're supposed to be here. Now... to try to get things even partially on back on track, I recall NARALO attention to a letter, signed by myself and a number of other At-Large members, including Garth, that has been submitted to the ATRT2<http://forum.icann.org/lists/comments-atrt2-02apr13/pdfDPSDz7WTEO.pdf> . At the last NARALO face to face letter it was suggested that perhaps NARALO as a body may want to endorse it. I would like to raised the issue again, with perhaps a vote or consensus on the matter at the next meeting. - Evan PS: Please come back, John. It's not all dysfunctional. ------ NA-Discuss mailing list NA-Discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/na-discuss Visit the NARALO online at http://www.naralo.org ------

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NOMCOM June Update
by Glenn McKnight June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

This is to share with you our June 2013 NomCom Report Card. Why is this report card important? Because it is this report that shares about the following: - the 2013 Nominating Committee has completed the first of the traditional three work phases; - at the close of the 2013 application period on May 15, 2013 at 23:59 UTC, NomCom had received 110 Statements Of Interest. This is more than in any one year since 2003 (when 110 SOIs were also received); - the 2013 NomCom has received 12 applications from Africa, 30 from Asia/Australia and the Pacific Islands, 32 from Europe, 18 from Latin America and the Caribbean Islands, 18 from North America. 27 candidates are female and 83 are male. - it is now that the recruitment phase is complete, and the NomCom has moved on to the evaluation phase. A very important work to be done still lies ahead of us and we are all committed to complete successfully and professionally this work on time! Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight Http://www.globalcatalysts.com http://newsocialmedia.wordpress.com

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Nomcom June Report
by Glenn McKnight June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

Hi All Here is the June NOMCOM report Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight Http://www.globalcatalysts.com http://newsocialmedia.wordpress.com

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Dotless domains
by Evan Leibovitch June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

My non-technical PoV on the issue finds the issue of dotless domains to be a mind-boggling intersection of search and DNS, which already seem to be converging (from an end-user PoV). Consider Google's Chrome browser (and the Chromium open source version -- which I use -- that forms Chrome's core). It does not make a distinction between a domain name and a search term entered into its single entry field. If you enter "search.com" it will convert that to "http://search.com", but if you enter "search" it will return a Google list of matches (as if you went to google.com and entered "search"). However, if you type "search" into the URL entry field of a non-Google browser (Firefox, Explorer, Safari) results are unpredictable. There are separate windows in these browsers for URLs and searches. What Google is proposing would *force* non-Google browsers to resolve "search" typed in the URL field to "http://search", a dotless domain owned and controlled by Google. It is no wonder that both Microsoft<http://blogs.msdn.com/b/mthree/archive/2013/04/15/gtld-041513.aspx>and Mozilla <http://forum.icann.org/lists/sac053-dotless-domains/msg00035.html>have also spoken out in support of SSAC 053 (and against dotless domains). But it does beg the question of why ICANN hasn't rejected Google's plan (or at best, punt it to the next round) given the sound bases for opposing it. I happen to hold the personal PoV that while the DNS is increasingly valued by the domain industry, its value to the end-user public is decreasing. Alternate roots, QR codes, increasingly sophisticated search engines, social media home pages -- all of these provide end users and content providers with ways to get the content they want without directly typing "memorable" Latin-script domain names. These methods address challenges such as contention, international character sets, trademark infringement and single country control. As just one example, there have been Chinese-language searches on Baidu many years longer than there have been good working Chinese IDNs. I believe that the expansion of the gTLD space -- as currently scheduled by ICANN -- will IMO further erode public trust in the DNS and turn people away from directly using domains at just the time the domain namespace is growing. In this scenario, it is understandable that Google (in its own interest) would seek dotless domains in order to further its dominance of search space even should domain use by end users erode. I do not, however, see public interest in this. IMO the issue is premature for discussion at the next NARALO meeting unless there is time left after existing business. However, the discussion should continue and future action may well be considered. On 10 June 2013 00:50, John R. Levine <johnl(a)iecc.com> wrote: > To try to understand this issue: why were dotless domains ruled out of >> the new gTLD expansion? What is the problem with them? >> > > The SSAC 053 report describes the issues pretty well. The short > explanation is that for the past zillion years (in Internet time) the only > use of dotless names has been private use on internal networks, and there's > a lot of software that assumes that's what they are. Adding global dotless > domains would be really flaky. > > Typical example: > > http://blah/ > > means a local host called blah, not the .blah domain. > > The GAC objected to Google's having .search as a private domain, so Google > concocted a dotless hack and sent it to ICANN, who are currently scratching > their heads. There are several other applicants for .search so even if > ICANN were to decide Google's application was OK, they'd still have to slug > it out with the other applicants. > > Regards, > John Levine, johnl(a)iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for > Dummies", > Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. http://jl.ly > -- Evan Leibovitch Toronto Canada Em: evan at telly dot org Sk: evanleibovitch Tw: el56

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Cloud Computing a Trap
by Glenn McKnight June 10, 2013

June 10, 2013

http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/sep/29/cloud.computing.richard.st… Glenn McKnight mcknight.glenn(a)gmail.com skype gmcknight twitter gmcknight Http://www.globalcatalysts.com http://newsocialmedia.wordpress.com

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Cloud Computing a Trapi
by gbruen＠knujon.com June 9, 2013

June 9, 2013

The difference between relevance and randomness is in explanation ------Original Message------ From: John R. Levine To: gbruen(a)knujon.com Cc: NA List na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Cloud Computing a Trapi Sent: Jun 9, 2013 11:32 > It's up to the poster to define relevance Ah, I hadn't realized the charter of this list included random noise. Bye. Regards, John Levine, johnl(a)iecc.com, Primary Perpetrator of "The Internet for Dummies", Please consider the environment before reading this e-mail. http://jl.ly Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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Nomination of Louis Houle for At-Large Delegates to the 2014 NomCom
by Eric Brunner-Williams June 9, 2013

June 9, 2013

Dear Colleagues, I would recommend the incumbent, Glenn McKnight, be re-appointed as the North American regional At-Large Delegate to the 2014 Nominating Committee (NomCom). The reports from the NomCom to the NA-Discuss list during his tenure have been excellent. However he is term-limited out and no longer eligible. I know from others who have served on the NomCom that the evaluation of the candidates for selection to the Board, the GNSO, CCNSO, and ALAC is time consuming. I also know from those same individuals that the members of the NomCom, year after year, diligently execute the responsibility of finding the better choices for the open positions. Board members who have been selected by the Nominating Committee include: Vint Cerf, Susan Crawford, Hagen Hultzsch, Joichi Ito, Veni Markovski, Hualin Qian, Njeri Rionge, Vanda Scartezini, 2007: Harald Alvastrand, Dennis Jennings, Jean-Jack Subrenat, Steve Crocker, Katim Touray, Rajasekar Ramaraj (2nd term), George Sadowsky, Cherine Chalaby, Bertrand de La Chapelle, Erika Mann, Steve Crocker, Judith Vasquez, Olga Madruga-Forti, Gonzalo Navarro, and George Sadowsky (2nd term). ccNSO Council members who have been selected by the Nominating Committee include: Becky Burr, Nashwa Abdel-Baki, Jian Zhang, Sokol Haxhiu, Hong Xue, and Mary Wong. GNSO Council members who have been selected by the Nominating Committee include: Jon Bing, Avri Doria, Olga Cavalli, Terry Davis, Olga Cavalli (2nd term), Andrey Kolesnikov, Carlos Dionisio Aguirre, Lanre Ajayi, Thomas Rickert, Jennifer Wolfe. ALAC members who have been selected by the Nominating Committee include: Jean Polly, Jacqueline Morris, Alan Greenberg, Annette Muehlerg, Vanda Scartezini, Fatimata, Seye Sylla, Nguyen Thu Hue, Alan Greeberg (2nd term), Adam Peake, Jame Seng, Carlton Samuels, Dave Kissoondoyal, Sebastian Bachollet, Marc Rotenberg, Ganesh Kumar, Titi Akinsanmi, Rinalia Abdul Rahim, Carlton Samueles (2nd term), Alan Greenberg (2nd term), and Jean-Jacques Subrenat. This record of selecting talented and dedicated people to serve in positions of responsibility impresses me, and I'd like this record continued in the coming year, by nominating Louis Houle. I've known Louis through the .quebec project and though the NA-Discuss list. He has been, like Sébastien Bachollet earlier in the larger ICANN community, one of the few non-anglophones who has consistently contributed to policy and process discussions. Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon

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Nomination of Glenn McKnight for the Office of NARALO Secretary
by Eric Brunner-Williams June 9, 2013

June 9, 2013

Dear Colleagues, It is my pleasure to nominate Glenn McKnight, who has performed a real service to the ICANN Community through two terms on the Nominating Committee, to the Office of Secretary of the North American Regional At Large Organization. I ask for a second to this nomination. Sincerely, Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon

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Re: [NA-Discuss] Fwd: Re: Fwd: Fwd: Re: Seeking Re-election to NARALO Chair
by gbruen＠knujon.com June 6, 2013

June 6, 2013

Eric, My SOI has not changed since I first ran last year, there's just one accredited Knujon from Massachusetts which has me at the head. The other two entities you cited are not ALSes. You've been asking multiple questions of everyone and this is not an efficient method. Can you please do the following for our next call: make a spreadsheet of all the NARALO ALSes and their requirements on the other axis; then indicate if these are being fulfilled? This would be useful. I'll answer any other questions on the call so they are transcribed. Thanks ------Original Message------ From: Eric Brunner-Williams To: NA List na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org To: Garth Bruen at KnujOn ReplyTo: ebw(a)abenaki.wabanaki.net Subject: Fwd: Re: [NA-Discuss] Fwd: Fwd: Re: Seeking Re-election to NARALO Chair Sent: Jun 5, 2013 19:46 The following was sent earlier to na-discuss (datestamp inline), and does not yet appear in the list archives, http://atlarge-lists.icann.org/pipermail/na-discuss/2013-June/date.html and so is resent. Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon -------- Original Message -------- Subject: Re: [NA-Discuss] Fwd: Fwd: Re: Seeking Re-election to NARALO Chair Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 15:10:03 -0700 From: Eric Brunner-Williams <ebw(a)abenaki.wabanaki.net> Reply-To: ebw(a)abenaki.wabanaki.net Organization: wampumpeag To: na-discuss(a)atlarge-lists.icann.org On 6/4/13 10:23 PM, Garth Bruen wrote: > There is no need for the discussion to private as it is obviously an > important issue. In fact, I would like to elevate the discussion. Well, before we elevate could we finish with the preliminaries? Can you answer the original question of June 4th? It was > In what capacity are you asserting your eligibility to be a candidate? > > As an Unaffiliated Individual member? > > As a member of a currently certified ALS? > > In some other capacity? If your answer is "As a member of a currently certified ALS", could you, for the record, identify the ALS and your relationship to the ALS? To avoid confusion it may be helpful to use ALS numeric identifiers rather than a name. Thank you for your response, Eric Brunner-Williams Eugene, Oregon Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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