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Gordon,

>US GOV'T MAKES BODE A MULTIMILLIONAIRE TO TEACH NSF A LESSON?  IS THIS THE
>CIVICS OF THE NEW Internet!?

Maybe.  It's certainly a message to those who
think the Internet exists in a mythical place
divorced from the real world.


>Please elaborate on what you mean by those who would be king?  NSF knew in
>the fall of 95 that IANA funding would not go on forever.  It tried to

The MoU folks.


>them to whatever body there was consensus for.  Little did it realize there
>would be no consensus.  THAT lack of ability to foretell the future has

Admittedly it was a well intentioned idea at the time.
It probably resonated with most of us.  What was lacking
was a lawful transition process - which is exactly what
is now occurring with the NPRM.  Had that process ensued
two years ago - as some of us argued - the path would have
been smoother.  Look at this as getting to the same place
by successive approximations.



>dollars**.  IF WE ARE TO EXCORIATE THE NSF FOR ITS GOOD INTENTIONS, THEN

I don't think anyone is excoriating NSF.  They've consistently
done the right things, and we've all benefited from it.  Indeed,
the only failure here is a collective one - not dealing directly
with the legal and policy issues through a lawful open transition
proceeding until recently.



>Sorry  - I simply don't see such a party -  I do see what looks like to me
>successful ambulance chasing thanks to the absolutely INEXPLICABLE failure
>on the part of DOJ to do its duty!!

I didn't intend to minimize your concerns in that regard.  On
the other hand, some of these dark clouds may have a silver lining.
(Oooh - that turned out to be a bad pun.)


--tony