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Evan: The big news was the approval of .XXX. There are still wrestling over some details but they decided to go ahead. However, there was no vote to launch the new gTLD process.
Eric: The fact that the Board did not adopt the GAC recommendation was GAC invoked the Bylaws concerning the rejection of GAC advice by the Board is remarkable.
Alan: There are about 6 sections that talk about GAC advice in the ICANN Bylaws and not a single section on ALAC advice. However, the Board has largely ignored those sections, a fact that was highlighted by the GAC recently. This will have to change in the future. Secondly, the Board revised its decision on the morality and public order (MAPO) issue and referred back to the group drafting the recommendations. That's encouraging to see.
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