Could I be serious for a moment?
1) Kieran wrote: "This time next year, it will finally happen." No, this time next year it *might* finally happen. If the US Govt doesn't like the proposals that are made, or if certain Congressional factions get their way, the Government contract with ICANN will just be extended again.
2) The process for preparing proposals is by no means limited to 100 people. The IANA Stewardship Transition Coordination Group (ICG) has solicited proposals from the naming (DNS), numbering (regional Internet registries) and protocol parameters (IETF) communities and several gazillion people, including the usual loonies, have been part of the multiple resulting discussions.
Kieran was referring to only one of the inputs to the ICG.
All about the ICG: https://www.icann.org/stewardship/coordination-group
Its charter:
https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/charter-icg-27aug14-en.pdf
Biting the hand that feeds IT
