IP: Re: What is ICANN, really? (a test coming up)

[Dave Farber <farber () cis upenn edu>]

> To: farber () cis upenn edu
> From: edyson () edventure com (Esther Dyson)
>
>
> There is no test for some time, because first we (ICANN as an extended
> organization and then  its board in ratifying consensus) have to figure out
> whether and how there should be new gTLDs at all. So this first test is
> simply whether we follow our own rules and move forward with creating a
> general policy, or whether  we could be swayed by  political-correctness
> arguments into doing something arbitrary.
>
> esther