Merge draft

["Antony Van Couvering" <avc@interport.net>]

It seems we have a problem with how the drafting is proceeding.  The dispute
concerns two main points:

1. What is the "merged" draft in relation to DNSO.ORG?
2. What is to be done with objections?  From DNSO members?  From other
groups?

As to Point One:

>From what I understand, the DNSO.ORG group in Washington this week proposed
to put forward the "merged" draft as a sort of 'work-in-progress.'  It will
be presented not as the point of view of DNSO.ORG, but rather as a sort of
extracurricular activity that we did in order to try to find areas of
agreement with other groups that have not heretofore joined the DNSO.ORG
effort.  It is *not* to be presented as the consensus of the DNSO.ORG.

As to Point Two:

I believe it is fair for participants in the DNSO.ORG meetings in Barcelona
and Monterrey to agree to be bound by the consensus points reached there.
At least, for these purposes, they should not renew objections that were
already voiced at the meetings, where consensus was achieved.

The point is that the "merged" draft does not represent the consensus
position of the DNSO.ORG group.  That should be made clear.  If it is, then
many of the problems will go away.

Antony