On Thu, 1 Nov 2001, Don Cameron wrote:

> Thank you Paul,
>
> As I thought I made clear in my posting (though maybe not), the listed pro's
> and con's was a summary....

Yep, I realised that. Sorry if my reply was a little too blunt, but I
disagreed with some of the generalisations made in the summary, that's
all. :)

> However the point of my posting was to make a proposal that might offer an
> equitable solution - for the NFP Associations themselves to receive
> subsidisation of any additional charges, for the Government to be the
> determining authority of NFP status (as it should be), and for resellers to
> retain the right of profit - though you have not commented on this aspect of
> my posting - accepting that you disagree with some of my assessments of
> individual perspectives, what are your thoughts on the actual proposal?

Yes, was mainly pointing out my opinions on the summarsiation of the
argument as it stands.

As for your suggestion, I do think it's a good idea, however I prefer the
idea that:
- auDA makes lots of money from .com.au and .net.au and does not charge
for registration or renewal of .asn.au and .org.au
- resources (systems and network connectivity) are donated by interested
individuals/organisations/ISPs/Universities
- Human resources to handle things are donated by a group of volunteers.

PD

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