[Re: [council] Finalization of "A Unique, Authoritative Rootfor theDNS"]

["Milton Mueller" <Mueller@syr.edu>]

>>> Louis Touton <touton@icann.org> 07/10/01 01:52PM >>>
   2.  At its 2 June 2001 meeting, the Names Council passed the
following resolution:  "The Names Council considers that multiple roots
are outside the scope of the ICANN DNSO."  Milton Mueller voted for that
resolution.

MM:
As everyone on the NC knows, I wanted to create an open
Working Group to discuss the problem of alternate roots
and develop a real consensus policy.

Some people on the NC and ICANN staff are afraid to 
discuss that issue at all. They were making moves to 
issue a statement without any consensus-development
process (which is what Lynn ended up doing).

As I made it clear at the time when voting, if the Names
Council cannot deal with the problem of alternate roots in an
aboveboard and open manner, then it should not deal with
it at all. That is why I voted for the resolution:

"Multiple Roots are outside the scope of the DNSO."

Now, Louis, please explain to us how that vote is consistent
with Lynn's paper, which attacks the proprietors of other
roots.