>> gedanken experiment: should the rse even be directly part of the >> ietf/iab/... process, or be much more independent, e.g. a la the >> iana? > > Is the IANA really independent in the sense that you mean? to be honest, i do not know. could be my perception. but good question. they run multiple streams: protocols, names, numbers; only one of which is 'ours'. but we're down in the details. i was just trying to jog us out of assuming that we should follow the same path which has led to a clear failure. randy
