Re: [ga] Question No. 1

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@ix.netcom.com>]

Leah and all remaining assembly members,

JandL wrote:

> > Dave and all remaining assembly members,
> >
> > Dave Crocker wrote:
> >
> > > At 10:14 AM 4/11/2001, Bruce James wrote:
> > > >Everyone and no one has a claim. But the USG thinks it does!
> > >
> > > There are some Congress-folk who either do not understand the global
> > > nature of the DNS, or worse, believe that the US Gov't really does
> > > "own" the thing.
> >
> >   It does own the Root structure.  The USG does not own the DNS
> >   however,
> > you are correct to that extent.
>
> It does not own the root structure, but does control the rootzone
> content.

  Hummm?  I think that DOC/NTIA would disagree with this assessment.
More of this below your next sentence.

>  It does own the a-root server (I think) which carries the
> rootzone file.  It's semantics, of course.

  Also the USG owns m-root.server.net.  All Root servers eventually
resolve to A-Root.Server and all other root servers are contracted
out from DOC/NTIA.  SO effectively DOC/NTIA DOES own
the Root server structure and the servers service.  However they
may not actually own all of the hardware (Physical servers).

>  The bottom line is that
> most of the world points to the USG rootzone because it is included
> by default in distributed software.  Now if that were to change
> somehow since most of the software is open source (for Unix/Linux
> anyway) ...
>
> Someone once said that if you do not progress, you regress.
> Nothing stands still.  Change comes whether you want it or not.  So
> it will with DNS, roots, TLDs and how the world utilizes them.  Either
> we all recognize progression or we lose out to those who do.
>
> My opinion, of course. :)

  Mine and our members opinion as well...  >;)

>
>
> Leah
>
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > However the reasoned, responsible view is that the US Gov't is
> > > providing stewardship and oversight for a process that is moving the
> > > DNS (and IP) administrative structure into a long-term,
> > > non-governmental framework.
> >
> >   INdeed true.  And the White Paper and the MoU are the process by
> >   which this
> > is suppose to occur.  And the DNSO and IP administration transition to
> > private industry does not mean that stakeholders, ANY and ALL
> > stakeholders BTW, should be in any way disenfranchised.  However this
> > is not the "Path" that the present ICANN BoD has decidedly taken....
> > Hence, it is becoming increasingly obvious that the present path that
> > the ICANN BoD has taken is not in the best interests of all
> > "Interested Parties" and/or stakeholders....
> >
> > >
> > >
> > > d/
> > >
> > > ----------
> > > Dave Crocker   <mailto:dcrocker@brandenburg.com>
> > > Brandenburg InternetWorking   <http://www.brandenburg.com>
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> > >
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> > Regards,
> >
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Regards,

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Jeffrey A. Williams
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CEO/DIR. Internet Network Eng/SR. Java/CORBA Development Eng.
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