On Wed, 16 Aug 2000, !Dr. Joe Baptista wrote:
>
> OK - I've forwarded your response to the appropriate places so as to
> extenguish the romours.
I wasn't aware of any rumors. Do you have any citations or pointers that
you'd be willing to pass on?
> > Not even close. We have no intentions of ever launching our own root, or
> > participating in any commercial non-ICANN/DOC sponsored root. Further, we
> > are not even interested in participating in a volunteer, non-profit,
> > not-for-profit variation of the aforementioned.
>
> Ross - do you have a copy of the agreement you signed with ICANN to become
> a registrar - or can you point me to a resource which has a copy of the
> standard agreement.
http://www.icann.org/nsi/icann-raa-04nov99.htm
>
> I've heard it includes a very clear clause that "TUCOWS is
> prohibited" from running it's own root servers. I gather from discussions
> on domain-policy that is the case with NSI - and I'm just wondering if
> your agreements restricts you too?
>
Not as far as I can remember. Regardless, .moo isn't a root server - it's
a sales demonstration of a technical reality - ie: we have the software
and systems that registry operators might want to use in their operations.
Semantics, perhaps, but to me, a root server is a production grade system
that allows people to indefinitely resolve names in the root on an ongoing
and regular basis.
> > Not really. Busy OTOH, definitely. .moo is not a commercial grade release.
> > It is a small-scale implementation of our Registry System software
> > platform to act as a demonstration for potential customers (ccTLD, new
> > gTLD registry operators). We simply don't have the time right now to bring
> > it up to full operational scale, nor have I had a chance to grab the root
> > server information from our dev group and run operational tests against
> > it.
>
> OK - well when your ready - were ready. Just remember - you may lose the
> spirit ;-)
;) Doubt it...the registration volume is currently huge - I'd hate to lose
the brand momentum we're gaining on the OpenXRS system.
>
> > We have no interest in running up against very well documented walls.
> > While you are right that we have an excellent distribution network, it
> > doesn't come close to the critical mass of NServers required to actually
> > launch a fully competitive root system. We have much more realistic plans
> > for the distribution channel.
>
> You'll never gain any competitive advantage in the roots. No one
> will. The root is now in the process of being decentralized and I expect
> many players. But you have the ability to capture a small percentage
> using your exiting resources.
>
> > I really have no public view on your political stance either way Joe,
>
> There's noting political about this. I doubt you can express any
> political opinion from me. My position is strictly technical, and that is
> that the user ultimately controls his view of the root and ICANN has no
> exclusive control over the root. That's not a political position - that's
> a technical FACT.
Don't take my comments the wrong way - it wasn't intended to be derisive.
As far as I'm concerned, there is no difference between political beliefs
and technical fact where DNS is concerned.
>
> Anyway - send me provate email with some zen resources. My schooling is
> mainly in occidental theology and i'd be interested in knowing a bit more
> about this zen stuff. The only thing my professors told me about zen is
> that people need to be saved from all that oriental stuff ;-) Don't worry
> - I never paid much attention in class.
>
;) Will do.
> Regards
> Joe Baptista
>
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Thanks,
-rwr
Ross Wm. Rader
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Tucows Inc.
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