I do not agree with the characterization that "... we are ruled by self-perptuating monopolies which lack oversight and accountability",
when you have a governance committee which is composed of the governing, not outsiders and governance experts, with no term limits, it would seem hard to support that argument.
- Simple terms and conditions for contracts with registries - Membership organizations for registries with term limits for Board and advisory bodies - Board diversity (meaning real world users) - Competitive registries - ...
i pretty much agree that arin should do these. except ... iff we could get reasonable governance, i am not sure we need multiple rirs. after all, the registries were just supposed to be bookkeepers. but i agree that competition is a good method of injecting some reality into the physics in the absense of other means. but i eagerly await the simplification of arin's ts&cs. and get rid of being able to change them unilateraly and arbitrarily, and get rid the silly game about legacy rights, and a whole bunch of us might join. randy