my detailed notes below ... On Wed, 8 Mar 2006, JFC (Jefsey) Morfin wrote: > At 18:27 08/03/2006, Carl Malamud wrote: > > > > It's been pointed out that the note to DoC was actually sent by > > > the IAB and the IETF *Chair* not the IETF as whole. > > > > > > Obviously, the timescale of this RFI was too short for the > > > IETF as a whole to debate a response. In fact, it was even too short > > > for us to spot this nit. > > > >Or to run a spell checker? It would have been better to not answer > >instead of doing such a haphazard job. This was not an effective > >document either in terms of process or substance. > > Dear Carl, > the problem is that IETF and IAB do not want to accept the real world. > http://www.interfax.cn/showfeature.asp?aid=10717 I strongly support this move by china. t is about time that IANA recognize the obvious - open up the root. This is a good start. China is quick to learn the technological trap they have fallen into. They need ICANN as much as ICANN needs them. It also shows a very interesting simularity to what happened at the Public-Root. There we had Turey as our partner - like the chinese - not the best of human rights partners but partners non the less brougt together through necessitty. > And the real world is catching up. The USG is in a real world. > Their, our world. > > What to do now? will they wake up to reality - what we will see is a compromise. but they chinese are ball breakers - and I think it's high time someone break some balls at ICANN. Go china go. > - to ignore? possibly losing control on the IANA. > - to adapt in creating an IETF server? possibly creating a mess for > nothing if they do not sell? worse if they sell? > - lto ead in reviewing the architecture towards a fully distributed > network with concerted IANA, one a country? a language? > > NOT an easy choice. But a choice which has to be made. The PublicRoot structure is the ultimate choice framework which provides for shared operability. regards joe _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf