[CPWG] Ester Dyson Washington Post Article - Jan 17th

[David Mackey]

Any thoughts on Esther Dyson's article
<https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=2ahUKEwj069HvyJLnAhVJa80KHUFbBUIQFjAAegQIBRAB&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.washingtonpost.com%2Fopinions%2Fdont-give-your-dot-org-domain-away-to-a-private-company%2F2020%2F01%2F17%2Fc858d250-3950-11ea-bb7b-265f4554af6d_story.html&usg=AOvVaw0v3VUxPfG9gRSH5m9nVJU1>
in the Washington Post on Jan 17th?

"*Don’t give your dot-org domain away to a private company*

One of the Internet’s most trusted assets — the dot-org domain used by
nonprofits from UNICEF to your local food bank — is being hijacked.
Dot-org, which was built to support nonprofits globally, is being sold to
the highest bidder with almost no public discussion or consideration of
alternatives. Organizations and their supporters who rely on dot-org for
website and email access deserve an open process. The institutions that
govern the Internet should be transparent. It is up to those of us who
believe in a free and open Internet to demand this deal be reconsidered.
..."
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