
<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Agreed. Thanks for keeping us all in perspective.<br><br>Javier Rúa-Jovet<div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">+1-787-396-6511</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">@javrua</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://linkedin.com/javrua">linkedin.com/javrua</a></span></div></div></div><div><br>On Sep 29, 2016, at 9:14 AM, Evan Leibovitch <<a href="mailto:evanleibovitch@gmail.com">evanleibovitch@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><p dir="ltr">As I said in the Skype chat:</p>

<p dir="ltr">This news is not cause for celebration. It is a moment to pause and reflect on a completely preventable incident that, thanks to a combination of timing, frantic activity and a good dose of pure luck, avoided rejection of years of hard work and a massive humiliation. </p>

<p dir="ltr">There WILL be other challenges. The transition brings benefits, but it also eliminates any formal state's documented commitment to ICANN's legitimacy. So long as it is not a treaty organisation its activity will be subject to ongoing scrutiny both global and local. And it is a grotesque mistake to interpret congressional bypass of Ted Cruz's crass political initiative as endorsement of ICANN. </p>

<p dir="ltr">I see no evidence that the broader support community has learned anything from this experience, meaning that it remains unprepared for future, more sophisticated attacks. </p>

<p dir="ltr">ICANN remains no less out of touch with the public it claims to serve, than it was before Ted Cruz learned about it. This incident was not only a brush with catastrophe, it was a wakeup call. </p>

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<div class="gmail_quote">On 29 Sep 2016, at 07:02, "León Felipe Sánchez Ambía" <<a href="mailto:leonfelipe@sanchez.mx" target="_blank">leonfelipe@sanchez.mx</a>> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">

<div><div style="direction: inherit;">This is great news Alan. We're witnessing history. Congratulations to all who have made it possible. </div><br><div style="direction: inherit;">Saludos,</div><div style="direction: inherit;"><br></div><div style="direction: inherit;"><br></div><div style="direction: inherit;">León</div></div><div><br>El sep. 29, 2016, a las 4:38 AM, Javier Rua <<a href="mailto:javrua@gmail.com">javrua@gmail.com</a>> escribió:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><span>Great News!</span><br><span></span><br><span>Javier Rúa-Jovet</span><br><span></span><br><span>+1-787-396-6511</span><br><span>@javrua</span><br><span><a href="http://linkedin.com/javrua">linkedin.com/javrua</a></span><br><span></span><br><blockquote type="cite"><span>On Sep 28, 2016, at 11:48 PM, Alan Greenberg <<a href="mailto:alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca">alan.greenberg@mcgill.ca</a>> wrote:</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>According to reports, both the US House of Representatives and Senate have passed the Continuing Resolution funding the US government for the period starting October 1 through early December WITHOUT any rider restricting the IANA transition.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>The implication is that the IANA Contract with the NTIA will lapse, the new ICANN Bylaws will be in effect and the stewardship transition will be a done-deal.</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>Alan</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>_______________________________________________</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>ALAC mailing list</span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org">ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac">https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>At-Large Online: <a href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org">http://www.atlarge.icann.org</a></span><br></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><span>ALAC Working Wiki: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)">https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)</a></span><br></blockquote><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>ALAC mailing list</span><br><span><a href="mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org">ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a></span><br><span><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac">https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac</a></span><br><span></span><br><span>At-Large Online: <a href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org">http://www.atlarge.icann.org</a></span><br><span>ALAC Working Wiki: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)">https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)</a></span></div></blockquote><pre class="blue"><hr><br>ALAC mailing list<br><a href="mailto:ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org">ALAC@atlarge-lists.icann.org</a><br><a href="https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac">https://atlarge-lists.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/alac</a><br><br>At-Large Online: <a href="http://www.atlarge.icann.org">http://www.atlarge.icann.org</a><br>ALAC Working Wiki: <a href="https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)">https://community.icann.org/display/atlarge/At-Large+Advisory+Committee+(ALAC)</a></pre></blockquote></div></div></blockquote></body></html>