Howdy,
If I have followed the proposed edits correctly, that makes the
proposed text as attached...?
Leslie.
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Leslie Daigle
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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.