On Mon, 14 Nov 2005, Milton Mueller wrote: > I have revised the first paragraph of the NCUC response to incorporate > Iliya's comment as follows (see last sentence): > > between contracting and policy making. We also see a dangerous conflict > between ICANN's putative oversight role and its incentive to negotiate > generous financial agreements with a contractor that is at the same time > ICANN's main source of revenue. Good point raised by Iliya. I just looked at the financial terms and never really computed the amount vis-a-vis inflation and compounded interest. But whatever it is, the point is that it is never a good framework for a regulator, by itself, to negotiate financial terms with the one it regulates. Does anyone have a breakdown of ICANN's revenues? -- Bombim Cadiz ***************************************** * Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) -- * * No windows. No gates. It is open. * * No Bill. It is Free. * *****************************************