Re: [ga-roots] Proposed Wording Changes OR Can We Get Back on Track Perhaps?

[Simon Higgs <simon@higgs.com>]

At 02:47 AM 5/21/01 +1000, you wrote:
>Hi Simon
>
> > >"ICANN adopts compliance with the relevant DNS standards as a general
> > >principle.  It recognises that there is a likelihood of collision and/or
> > >confusion when root operators do not comply with RFC 1591 which suggests
> > >that there should be a "unique root zone*.  ICANN will therefore adopt
> > >methods and measures to foster co-operation and compliance within the
> > >industry."
>
>Danny has been asking me to fix this up so that we can vote on it before
>Stockholm.  We have to do it quickly and I'd appreciate your help.
>
>I'm sorry with my reference to RFC1591.  So many people seemed to be quoting
>it as meaning a "unique root" I just made that assumption without analysing
>it carefully.  RFC2826 seems to suit the purpose better.  Unfortunately, as
>you show in your Internet Draft, RFC2826 is not very well thought out.
>Perhaps we are better not to mention the RFCs specifically at all.  I've put
>the mention of RFC in brackets.
>
>"ICANN recognises the likelihood of collision and/or confusion when root
>operators do not comply with the principle of a unique root zone (as
>described in RFC2826).  ICANN will therefore adopt methods and measures to
>foster compliance throughout the industry."
>
>I am not entirely happy with this formulation as it leaves the door open for
>ICANN to maintain that theirs is THE unique root zone.  My view is that the
>root zone is a combination of all zone files (legacy and alternative) with
>colliders eliminated.   This is the true "inclusive" root zone.

My draft describes that exactly. This is from my draft's Abstract, slightly 
modified for our purposes:

"RFC2826 states that there is a single unique root of the public DNS, while 
RFC2606 (BCP32) provides for localized variations in resolvable top level 
domains. Therefore ICANN recognizes the need to maintain the unicity of the 
DNS across any variation in the actual data contained in a root zone. In 
other words, the total sum of DNS data from all variations of root zone 
data is a single unique root ("Virtual Inclusive Root"). ICANN will 
therefore adopt methods and measures to foster compliance throughout the 
Internet community."

How does that work for you? Also, Harald, please throw your 2 cents in here.

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