Re: .mu update

From: S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Mar 2015 10:21:50 -0700

Hi Ish,
At 09:00 18-03-2015, Ish Sookun wrote:
>Last year, you and I participated in a workshop where two "foreign
>experts" were paid to draft an Open Source Policy for Mauritius. Was
>there anything in the draft that could not have been done by Mauritians?

I would like to thank you once again for helping me attend the
workshop. I commented extensively about that draft policy. Logan is
an OpenBSD developer. He must have an understanding of open source
as OpenBSD would not take just anyone as a developer. I didn't see
anything in that draft policy which could not have been done by
people in Mauritius.

>I think the myth of believing some things can "only" be solved by
>foreign expertise is strongly bugged in some minds.

Yes.

>If the Multi-stakeholder forum accepts this proposal, then I shall
>no more comment or collaborate on any topic related to .mu. I will
>NEVER buy a .mu and I will neither ever encourage someone to do so.
>If the Government opts to spend ~13 million rupees as described in
>the proposal (which neither assures the problem will be solved) then
>maybe citizens who spare their time and energy commenting and
>sharing ideas/solutions for free should stop doing so.

The "Multi-stakeholder Forum" approach was recommended by a person
who is currently an ICANN Vice-President. The problem is that some
people in Mauritius see everything which a person with an ICANN title
says as expert advice. Anyone (outside Mauritius) with some internet
experience knows that it is definitely not where one should expect
advice which will assure that the problem will be solved.

As a representative of the Mauritius Internet Users I strongly
opposed spending 13 million rupees on .mu. I am sure that you would
find some time to come to the microphone and ask me questions about
such a huge amount of money if I supported such a decision. :-)

I commented about the technical setup as I was concerned about the
huge amount of money estimated for .mu. Should I propose a better
technical setup? I could make a few suggestions. Should I write a
formal proposal for free because I opposed the technical setup which
is currently proposed?

>The people who decided to sollicit foreign expertise for the .mu
>problem should plainly say they don't understand DNS. We can
>understand that. Mauritius spending Rs 13 M on this issue will make
>us (IT Professionals at every level) look ridiculous and I am once
>again strongly opposing this. We have already been turned into a
>joke with the various .mu mishaps, along with the Government Web
>Portal saga of last year. Can the industry afford more humiliation?

I agree that Mauritius will look ridiculous if it were to spend 13
million on this issue. This would be yet another humiliation. I
don't think that we can afford that.

>I recall having mentioned in a previous email that if the current
>registry says the .mu domain name costs higher because of hosting,
>management & all, then something is wrong somewhere.

Yes.

There is a .mu Select Committee which is working on a proposal for
.mu. The .mu Select Committee will deliver a proposal to the
MultiStakeholder Forum. There will most likely be a public consultation.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy
Received on Wed Mar 18 2015 - 17:59:13 PST

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