Amr Elsadr poses the questions:
On the other hand, have any proposals
suggesting that institutional separation of the IANA function
from ICANN been preemptively squashed??
Or is the principle still a viable option that can be
promoted??
What this announcement does is set a deadline on what has to be
done, in the absence of delays by unforeseen forces at play. The key
implication is to shift the discussions from "What changes" and "Why
the changes" to the "How to do this" while honoring the four stated
principles and producing a set of viable and sustainable structures
and processes. That will have ripple effects in structures and
processes across the Internet ecosystem. This is more than just
replacing one structure by another, and probably nothing has been
preempted. A successful outcome will call for heightened stakeholder
awareness and engagement, within ICANN, within constituencies, and
beyond ICANN.
Sam Lanfranco