Undoubtedly we should be getting a response from the CEO to this and past email as I have forwarded a copy to his personal email account.


> James raises some fundamental issues of principle, which I (and others of far
> greater standing in this community) have raised on a number of occasions since
> 2002.
> 
> They go to the heart of accountability, transparency and governance by auDA.
> 
> The issue of competitive tendering, accountability and transparency in relation
> to service provision to auDA were raised and responded to at the 2001 auDA AGM.
> 
> The AGM minutes record <www.auda.org.au/about/minutes/agm-2001.html>:  In
> relation to the process followed by auDA to award contracts, members were
> advised that all contracts worth $20,000 or more will be subject to multiple
> quotes or tender.
> 
> 
> Ian Johnston
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: jamesguy [mailto:jamesguy&#167;guyassociates.com.au]
> > Sent: 17 July 2003 5:36 PM
> > To: dns&#167;lists.auda.org.au
> > Subject: [DNS] Response to your opinion David
> >
> >
> > 1.  I have applied for membership
> >
> > 2.  I will not be tendering for any legal services
> >
> > 3.  Questions that deserve answers and that are obviously in the
> > interest of the internet community should be answered.
> >
> > 4.  This is the proper channel for public debate.  What do you
> > suggest that I should write to the CEO receive a copy of a letter
> > back that no one else will ever view.  Not an effective means of
> > getting a response to sensitive questions.
> >
> > 5.  As for ignoring them -do as you please I have received a great
> > deal of private e-mail supporting my discourse.
> >
> > Kind regards
> >
> > James Guy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > > James
> > >
> > > Why not raise these issues in a normal thoughtful way? You
> > > first need to show you have an interest in the .au TLD by
> > > becoming a member of auDA, and that you do care about the
> > > TLD, and not for your benefit, for the benefit of the whole
> > > community.
> > >
> > > From what almost all of us can see you have no interest in
> > > improving .au and only have scores to settle.
> > >
> > > It's the Peter Reith/Tony Abbott school of diplomacy you
> > > seem to belong to. Maybe you want to sign up with that
> > > Corrigan bloke too, he seems to have influenced you. If you
> > > haven't worked it out, this school of diplomacy does not go
> > > down too well here.
> > >
> > > How the hell you ever expect to win friends and/or business
> > > I'll never know.
> > >
> > > For the rest of us, maybe we should ignore you... and then
> > > maybe you'll go away.
> > >
> > > David
> >
> >
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