[Dyson defended the moves. She said that the board had to be formed so it could negotiate with critics.] We decided we needed to be something concrete rather than something nebulous you couldn't negotiate with, ... This is an interim board. Our job is to figure out how to create a permanent system with a permanent board. |
[In the meantime, ICANN will set up minimum requirements for new domains to guide potential applicants.] We've got to get the policies out first, ... If I'm going to apply for something, I want to know what I'm applying for. |
A lot of governments fear American imperialism of all kinds, whether it is our food or our Internet. I think that the people like McDonald's hamburgers and they also like the Internet, so it's kind of the government trying to control what people do. |
As long as a government can come and shoot you, you can't jump on the Internet to freedom. |
Don't leave hold of your common sense. Think about what you're doing and how the technology can enhance it. Don't think about technology first. |
Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government... It's hard to think of a more powerful, less dangerous tool for liberty. |
Encryption...is a powerful defensive weapon for free people. It offers a technical guarantee of privacy, regardless of who is running the government... It's hard to think of a more powerful, less dangerous tool for liberty. |
Few influential people involved with the Internet claim that it is a good in and of itself. It is a powerful tool for solving social problems, just as it is a tool for making money, finding lost relatives, receiving medical advice, or, come to that, trading instructions for making bombs. |
It looks simple to come up with a tablet that works, but it is not, ... In order to have the power and portability you need, you need power. The screen is the part of the device that uses the most power. |
It looks simple to come up with a tablet that works, but it is not. In order to have the power and portability you need, you need power. The screen is the part of the device that uses the most power. |
It may not always be profitable at first for businesses to be online, but it is certainly going to be unprofitable not to be online. |
It's a real challenge if you want to take this on, if you want to do it well without destroying a lot of value that's being created. |
It's sad. The kids are growing up. They've lost youth and innocence. Now they have to start being grown-ups and playing at least to some extent by grown-up rules. |
Microsoft's competition -- most of it has been pretty inadequate. I don't see any reason to think that -- with all due respect -- a bunch of government lawyers are going to be any more clever than your average company, let alone Microsoft, |
Our job is not simply to accredit registrars. It's to make sure the test works, |