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


On Mon, Aug 13, 2012 at 12:44 AM, McTim <[log in to unmask]> wrote:


On Sat, Aug 11, 2012 at 5:06 AM, Alex Gakuru <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
Great development, for the technical side of the Internet. Unfortunately AFRINIC, historically most shy to Human Rights,

How is the most inclusive bottom-up open and transparent IG mechanism we have in Africa "most shy" to HR??

Who are their HR people?

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.


 
 
is the wrong (or not) best vehicle to carry Civil Society and its multi-stakeholder bar.

It is AfrICANN, not AfrINIC that is the vehicle for this.

 You mean AfrICANN is incorporated distinctly separate from AFRINIC? I always considered it just another mailing list hosted by AFRINIC.


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
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