Re: [wg-c] S/K principles [Was: Working Group C agenda]

[Eric Brunner <brunner@world.std.com>]

Jon,

I've lost count of the number of times someone has attempted to find a remedy
to the problems of vagueness and inapplicability. It hasn't been for want of
trying. If you think you personally know what the heck S/K means please please
please explain it to me.

The NAA proponants (self included) have given the matter of policy, execution
and cost (shared, pro-bono registry/registrar model) undertaking non-trivial
thought.

The EU propants also have given the matter of policy, execution and cost
(EU shared, pro-bono registry/registrar model) undertaking non-trivial
thought.

The IETF participants (Karl and NSI employees excepted) and IAHC survivors
also have given the matter of policy, execution and cost (several models)
undertaking non-trivial thought.                                     

Heck, even the occasionally lucid and straight forward of the DNS goldrushers
have attempted due diligence on the issue of policy, execution and cost for
several models.
 
Dinking a word and calling it soup isn't serious.



You are correct that I don't consider S/K salvagable. The unfortunate part
is that were I'd start (the trust issue -- who "owns" registry data) will
have the same gentle effect on Chris/Milt/Roeland/... and the illusory allure
of consensus, as salt on slugs.

Did I mention that WG-C has some difficult to resolve conflicts of position?
Did I mention that WIPO has a very different view from that of our pushy yet
reticient neighbors over in WG-B?
(see: http://www.dnso.org/wgroups/wg-c/Arc01/msg00496.html)

Lets keep our eyes on the ball, either we are a (mostly unpaid) front for
NSI, constantly fucking up the possibility of creating competition in a
monopoly market, or we are going to put a finite and real set of choices
on the NC's plate RSN. That we have to consider registry-specific policy
models at all is a consequence of a) existing abuse, and b) anticipated abuse,
and c) the inescapable hierarchy of delegation and resolution, and d) the
real need to find credible cost-recovery mechanisms for operators and their
agents.

Kitakitamatsino,
Eric