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Re: PSO-PC Alternative Roots Position



Looks good to me (i.e. it is ok to send the text as proposed below,
I withdraw the other editorial suggestions I made).

-Philipp

Leslie Daigle a écrit :
> 
> Howdy,
> 
> If I have followed the proposed edits correctly, that makes the
> proposed text as attached...?
> 
> Leslie.
> 
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> "The best laid plans
>     are written in pencil."
>    -- ThinkingCat
> 
> Leslie Daigle
> leslie@thinkingcat.com
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> 
> Dear Stuart,
> On behalf of the Protocol Council, I'm sending you the Position of the
> PSO-PC on the Alternative Roots Issue. It was agreed that each Protocol
> Supporting Organization gives also its comments/statements concerning
> the Alternative Roots Issue.
> 
> The PSO Statement is:
> 
> "The Internet DNS currently operates using a Single Authoritative Root
> Server System. Although, it would be technically possible to devise and
> standardize a fully compliant alternative multiple root server system,
> there appears to be no technical reason for changing from the present
> working system, as this would require the development of a new set of
> protocols for use by the DNS."
> 
> Additional IETF statement:
> 
> "The Internet currently operates using a tree-structured name space
> known as the DNS.  Of necessity, such a name space must have a single,
> authoritative root. Moving to a model that would not require such a
> single, authoritative root would require replacing the present, working
> DNS with some other system. Such a replacement would require the
> development of a new naming paradigm, as well as the protocols and
> software to implement it. Developing and deploying such replacement
> protocols would take years, and would have enormous potential for
> disruption of the Internet.  IETF does not see any technical benefit
> in such an effort."
> 
> The ITU-T Study Group 2 conclusion on the Alternative Roots Issue,
> which was reached during the ITU-T Study Group 2 meeting (Geneva, 4-14
> September 2001) states:
> 
> "Study Group 2 has noted the PSO statement and has no objections to it.
> However, Study Group 2 notes that there may be other issues in
> addition to technical reasons such as administrative and national
> sovereignty considerations."
> 
> ETSI supported the ITU-T Study Group 2 Statement and the IETF Statement.
> W3C supported IETF Statement.