On Thu, Aug 09, 2007 at 12:59:38PM -0400, Stephen Kent wrote: > At 9:03 AM -0700 8/9/07, Bill Manning wrote: > >... > > > RIR's are legal entities, just like other companies... and are > > subject > > to the same problems that companies have, e.g. aquired, changed > > orientation, bankruptcy... etc. They are NOT special. > > > I disagree with your suggestion that the RIRs are not special. They > are recognized as being "special" by ICANN. > > I will not pursue a rat hole discussion on whether ICANN is "special" :-). > > Steve ICANN is also a legal entity, with the same vulnerabilities as all other companies including RIR's... which was my point. "Special" is reserved for governments... :) --bill Opinions expressed may not even be mine by the time you read them, and certainly don't reflect those of any other entity (legal or otherwise). _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf