Thks Adam for the reference... It would be good for all ICANN stakeholders if this "glitch" turns out to be of minimal consequences. 

Whatever happened and whenever we find out the entire picture, I find it interesting meanwhile that so many, including myself, jumped to bigger internal governance issues. 

Clearly, there is a demand  by ICANN-friendly stakeholders, mostly the volunteer type, for improving the governance of ICANN. ICANN is a "sound" model but needs constant improvements, as all successful enterprises do. 

I'm of the school of thought that governance can always be improved, so that successful governance systems are for ever a work-in-process. I agree with Klaus that now seems to be a good time to call a special gathering of the stakeholders to see how ICANN and its stakeholders can work on an improvement governance plan.

It may be too late for Prague, maybe not. Much governance introspection is probably going on anyway at Board level and a broader participation by stakeholders is desirable. However "the table can be set" by the time the Toronto meeting comes around. The traditional meeting agenda could be shortened to make room at the beginning of the Toronto meeting for a one day dedicated discussion on ICANN's evolving governance.

Alain

On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 10:48 PM, Adam Peake <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
I've not used the TAS, and have no idea about "Citrix XenApp virtual
machine software" and encrypted tunnels, but for those that do,
perhaps this article makes sense
<http://domainincite.com/first-tas-security-bug-details-revealed/>
Perhaps this is what happened, perhaps not.  We'll find out in due
course.  In the mean time, I think ICANN's doing fine with the daily
updates.  About as good as could be expected, really, don't see what
else they can do at the moment.

Adam


On Thu, Apr 19, 2012 at 5:28 AM, Alain Berranger
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> I agree with Avri - let's reserve judgment until all the facts are known.
>
> In relation to Carlos' very relevant remark, I would say give ICANN's
> management a chance to verify where the problem lies and report back to
> stakeholders. If the problem is strictly internal and not fixed relatively
> quickly, it will indicate the need for a third party investigation. If the
> problem lies with outside suppliers/consultants that should be established
> beyond reasonable doubt and also subject to investigation. The world is
> doing fine up to now without new gTLDs and we need to take the time to
> understand what has happened and the consequences...meanwhile as long as all
> applicants are treated equally in the process, however delayed, due
> diligence should continue and be completed...
>
> Alain
>
> On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 4:15 PM, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> And some of us have reflexive protective instinct that seems to indicate
>> no cIr manager can do wrong.
>>
>> At this point there most certainly is something to be seen here.  This was
>> not a simple glitch that was fixed in a day.  This is a major event that is
>> still ongoing with no end in sight.  I do not beleive in judging before the
>> whole story is reveled, but do insist that the whole story be revealed.
>>
>> avri
>>
>>
>>
>> On 18 Apr 2012, at 16:02, McTim wrote:
>>
>> > On Wed, Apr 18, 2012 at 12:50 PM, Avri Doria <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Do we actually know this?
>> >
>> > of course not, this list just has to reflexively kick ICANN in the
>> > 'nads when they are already on the ground....for me this whole TAS
>> > thing is mountain out of a molehill....nothing to see folks, kindly
>> > move along.
>> >
>> > --
>> > Cheers,
>> >
>> > 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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