[MemberPubPol] Re: [chapter-delegates] FYI - in the coming discussion of the WGIG questionnaire

[Patrick Vande Walle]

George Sadowsky said the following  on 09/06/2005 01:00:

>Fred's point on .pl is correct historically.
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I did not challenge Fred's version. I just wanted to point out that the
Palestinian territories finally were granted  .ps.  (for Palestinian
State ? ;-) )

It is obvious not all countries can agree on everything at any given
time. This is why there are institutions like the UN, G7, etc to
negotiate these things.
The RFC writers were wise to consider they do not have to decide what is
a country, and rely on the ISO-3166 agency for that. Similarly, it
should not be left to engineers to decide on the most political aspects
of ccTLD (re)delegation. Nor should any single government be in a
position to oppose it for political reasons.

>I would trust any number of governments to make these decisions in a 
>fairer and more unbiased manner than I would a member of the UN 
>family.
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The question is how we control the UN agencies. Public administrations
do what politicians tell me to.
I really do not see how a single government could take an unbiased
decision for the common good of the whole planet, especially if it goes
against its own interests.

Patrick