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Carlos Raúl GUTIERREZ
Apartado 1571-1000
San José COSTA RICA
On May 24, 2016 11:40 AM, "Edward Morris" <[log in to unmask]> wrote:

> HI McTim,
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> Although I might be surprised, I doubt the NCSG will have a consensus on
> an approach to the transition.
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> I strongly support the Heritage approach to the transition. It should be
> noted that Brett made it very clear that he supports the transition. I
> believe the words he used, words that seem to have confused a few people
> here, were "I support the transition".  It's just that his position, IMHO,
> takes a far more mature, sophisticated and nuanced approach to the matter
> than the speed racer approach  espoused during the Senate hearing by our
> commercial colleagues.
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> From the perspective of the noncommercial commiunity, the soft graduated
> transition is the better option for two very specific reasons:
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> 1. In creating an accountable ICANN we reinvented the corporation. Our new
> corporate model is untried, untested and is a completely new construction
> without precedent. Many of us in the NCSG preferred a membership model
> based upon California statute that had greater certainty. Our views were
> rejected. I don't know if the model we have created will actually work as
> intended. No one does. This was so rushed there has yet to even have been a
> comprehensive expensing of the costs of the new model. It would be
> irresponsible, in my view, to take the irrevocable move of granting ICANN
> independence without first ascertaining whether the governance model we
> have created is at least nominally sustainable and workable. The security
> and stability of the DNS is just too important to gamble with. Let's see if
> it works before we gamble with the future of the administration of the DNS.
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> 2. Human rights, diversity, staff accountability, transparency, the
> availability of an ombudsman: these are and have been amongst the highest
> priorities of the NCSG and our members during the accountability process.
> Unlike the concerns of the commercial community,  our concerns were often
> orphaned into work stream 2 where the leverage of the transition would no
> longer exist. This was no accident and I fear the consequences.
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> A soft graduated transition guarantees our concerns and goals will have
> the same leverage as that possessed by the commercial community when they
> successfully pursued their interests (such as budgetary input and approval,
> which many of us in the noncommercial world view as dangerous) in work
> stream 1. WE and our concerns deserve no less.
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> I understand and respect the view of those within the NCSG and the CSG who
> want to rush the transition through out of fear it is now or never. I don't
> agree with their view, finding it a bit simplistic and lacking recognition
> of complex realities that negate the possibility of an immediate
> alternative to ICANN springing up during the next few years. I also care
> little about officials of the Obama administration who would like to leave
> office having seen the transition accomplished during the last few months
> of their now dying regime.
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> We have one chance to get this done right, for the world, for our Members
> and for those ideas and values we represent. Let's take the proper time to
> do so, to make sure we all have what need.
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> Thanks Brett for your fine testimony today before the United States Senate.
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> Respectfully,
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> Ed
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> *From*: "McTim" <[log in to unmask]>
> *Sent*: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 5:28 PM
> *To*: [log in to unmask]
> *Subject*: Re: great opening statement by Brett
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> Steve supports the transition.
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> It seems that heritage does not...at least not without a soft trial period.
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> I would hope that the NCSG position is the former and not the latter.
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> Cheers,
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> McTim
> "A name indicates what we seek. An address indicates where it is. A route
> indicates how we get there."  Jon Postel
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> On Tue, May 24, 2016 at 12:10 PM, Edward Morris <[log in to unmask]>
> wrote:
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>> Agreed Carlos.
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>> Attached please  find a copy of Brett's written testimony today before
>> the United States Senate.
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>> *From*: "Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez G." <[log in to unmask]>
>> *Sent*: Tuesday, May 24, 2016 3:38 PM
>> *To*: [log in to unmask]
>> *Subject*: great opening statement by Brett
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>> I liked it very much Brett. Congrats
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>> Carlos Raúl Gutiérrez
>> +506 8837 7176
>> Skype: carlos.raulg
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