On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 5:53 PM, Alex Gakuru <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

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> On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 12:44 AM, McTim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>> On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 5:06 AM, Alex Gakuru <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
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>>> Great development, for the technical side of the Internet. Unfortunately
>>> AFRINIC, historically most shy to Human Rights,
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>> How is the most inclusive bottom-up open and transparent IG mechanism we
>> have in Africa "most shy" to HR??
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> Who are their HR people?
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You and me and everyone else interested in making policy.  WE make policy,
the NIC just does what we tell them in terms of policy.



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>>> is the wrong (or not) best vehicle to carry Civil Society and its
>>> multi-stakeholder bar.
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>> It is AfrICANN, not AfrINIC that is the vehicle for this.
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>>  You mean AfrICANN is incorporated distinctly separate from AFRINIC? I
> always considered it just another mailing list hosted by AFRINIC.
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It is a mailing list.  It is hosted by the NIC, but they have nothing
whatsoever to do with AFRICANN folk self-organised activities.  They do not
moderate or actively participate, they just provide (free) hosting.


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Cheers,

McTim
"A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel