Re: [wg-c] The IAB statement on sharing DNS domain registires

[Karl Auerbach <karl@CaveBear.com>]

> >And that should remind us all of that time, back in 1956 when after 28
> >years of assertions by AT&T's finest technical experts and by the Federal
> 
> AT&T had a self-interest in the matter.  The IAB does not.

Neither did the FCC which endorsed the AT&T position.

And one should acknowledge the practical sense in Patrick Greenweell's
comment on this point.
 
> >The IAB statement on DNS has absolutely no bearing on the policy question
> >of diversity of ownership of operators of DNS in the ICANN franchise root.
> 
> Given your background, Karl, it is quite astonishing that you are so 
> cavalier about stable administration and operation of the DNS.  It also 
> remains curious that you are willing to do battle about the IAB statement 
> with everyone except the IAB...

There is not one word in the IAB statement which has any bearing on
mandatory diversity ownership of entities involved in DNS.  If you want to
continue to assert that there is, please feel free to cite it and
demonstrate its relevancy.

As usual, here is the standard to apply:

  A matter is "technical coordination" of the Internet if:

  A wrong decision has an immediate and direct impact on the
  ability of the Internet to deliver its fundamental service, i.e.
  the end-to-end transport of IP packets.

  Otherwise it is a policy matter.


Well, that's two for today.

		--karl--