Alice, On Thu, May 12, 2011 at 10:47 PM, Alice Munyua <[email protected]> wrote:
Thank you McTim. Indeed, ICANN board approved XXX after nearly 7 years of discussions and counter discussions and finally being forced to adhere to its own policies. This experience has again highlighted the importance of getting the rules/policies for introduction of new gTLDS right.
Most governments are very unhappy with dot xxx and a great number of concerns expressed with the proposed guidelines for applications for new gTLDs, contained in the draft applicant guide. And while the EU's request is a departure from its long held support for limited interference what the EU is essentially also saying is, we need to get those rules/policies right.
Of course, the "right" policies are a matter of opinion. I'd be happy to NOT have new gTLDs, but that battle was lost long ago. They have had their meeting, and predictably, sabers were rattled: http://news.dot-nxt.com/2011/05/13/kroes-strickling-meeting-summary -- Cheers, McTim "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route indicates how we get there." Jon Postel