[AfrICANN-discuss] Comments on .xxx

[Mawaki Chango]

Ok, personally I don't think we need to further spend our energy
on this. From what I'm reading about (arguably) ethics and
morals considerations in the board's vote, maybe it's useful to
remind ourselves that this is not the first time vote is taken
from the board on this topic, and that, in fact, at the first
round vote, the .xxx application was about to be adopted by
almost the same board (there have been only 2 or 3 new members
elected since then, if I'm not mistaken.)

The bottom line is, the intervening variables seem to me more
political than ethical. And if the MCI registry, who's applied
for this, want to use (legal, political, ...) resources to fight
back and pursue this application, then let it be! And same, if
they want to drop it. I mean, I like the individual fellows on
the board (really), but institutional wise, it is not up to us
to take the hot potato out of the board's hands! Let's get on
with our pressing challenges.

Mawaki  

--- Njeri Rionge <njeri.rionge at wananchi.com> wrote:

> 
> 
> What I gathered from the board meeting, members were voting
> based on the
> their moral and national interpretation. For the record this
> was not the
> case, but you are entitled to your opinion.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> On 3/30/07 1:30 PM, "Vincent Ocran" <ocranve at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> > I think ICCAN is over blowing this issue with .xxx if we are
> going to have an
> > open and transparent Internet then ICCAN and the community
> should allow the
> > .xxx
> >  
> > Regulation of contents operated by TLD xxx will naturally be
> taken over and
> > controlled by various sovereign nation government as the see
> fit with in their
> > boarders. ICAAN should not be acting as the Internet´s moral
> high priest and
> > policeman/woman for adult content. What I gathered from the
> board meeting,
> > members were voting based on the their moral and national
> interpretation.
> > 
> >  
> > On 30/03/07, Sophia B <sophiabekele at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> 
> >>>>> >>In this case based on review country by country, then
> >>> it will be upon each cc's to choose to have a .xxx.cc sTLD
> as opposed to
> >>> the global community's and ICANN board to decide on having
> a .xxx TLD.
> >> sounds like a reasonable way out!
> >> Sophia
> >> 
> >>  
> >> On 30/03/07, Michuki Mwangi <michuki at kenic.or.ke
> >> <mailto:michuki at kenic.or.ke> > wrote:
> >>> Dear All,
> >>> 
> >>> Its in my opinion that, since the debate will not receive
> the full
> >>> support of the global community, why not move the debate
> to the ccTLD
> >>> level. For instance the board proposes that the xxx be a
> ccTLD issue not
> >>> a new TLD issue. In this case based on review country by
> country, then
> >>> it will be upon each cc's to choose to have a .xxx.cc sTLD
> as opposed to
> >>> the global community's and ICANN board to decide on having
> a .xxx TLD.
> >>> 
> >>> Those countries that approve of a .xxx.cc sTLD and are an
> open registry,
> >>> they will probably accommodate the adult content
> web-masters who are
> >>> seeking a formal name space slot.
> >>> 
> >>> This in my opinion will address the issue of the domain at
> a national
> >>> level and take away the debate from the Global arena -
> since as varied
> >>> as the world is - the .xxx may not receive the desired
> global consensus
> >>> for approval.
> >>> 
> >>> Regards,
> >>> 
> >>> --
> >>> Michuki Mwangi
> >>> KENIC
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