On 6/21/13 10:46 , John Curran wrote:
I believe that policy issues that are under active discussion in ICANN can also be discussed in the IETF, but there is recognition that ICANN is likely the more appropriate place to lead the process of consensus development and approval. I believe that protocol development that is under active discussion at the IETF can also discussed at ICANN, but there is recognition that the IETF is likely the appropriate place to lead the process of consensus development and approval. Note that there are lots of things that are neither policy nor protocols (e.g. operational best practices and guidelines) and while one can claim that either forum is valid, it really depends on the particular situation and where those folks who are closest to the problem actually choose to go with it (and depending on the protocol, that might not be either of the above...) /John Disclaimer: My views alone - YMMV.
A version of these three paragraphs would make an excellent executive summary for the 2050bis Draft itself.
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