Nominet
From:
Ella Taylor-Smith
Date:
Nov 21 12:27 UTC
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Hi,
Yesterday's article in the Guardian
http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology/2008/nov/20/nominet-domain-name-registry
wasn't the first I've read recently about Nominet's internal wriggling and
relationship with government and it's hard to see if these are much more than
disgruntled gossip.
However, the article makes an interesting assumption - that it is better that
Nominet stays independent of government.
Could someone more au fait with this than me explain why this is?
For example, I can't see how people and non-commercial organisations have an
input here, though it aims to represent us on international bodies (where other
countries have democratically* accountable representation).
Perhaps my question is "how do we influence Nominet?"
-Ella
*a bit subjective of course
Ella Taylor-Smith
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