On Jul 25, 2015, at 9:06 PM, Andrew Sullivan <[email protected]> wrote: > But others of these proposals, such as bit., mark > out a name space and associated protocol that competes with the DNS. > It is a fully parallel name resolution universe, applicable to > absolutely any network application. My point was that the second > class of these basically puts us in the position of approving a > special-use registration that is effectively an attack on someone > else's business model (ICANN's and that of the various registries and > registrars).
The IETF shouldn’t be in the business of suppressing innovation or defending business models. We all know that IETF participants sometimes do to this, but normally they pretend that they are doing so for technical reasons, and they do that because our culture tries to discourage such behavior, since it tends to work against the goal of technical excellence. The reason I think it was inappropriate is not that I think the DNS needs to be replaced. It does seem to be working, and I’m pretty happy with it personally, since it pays my bills. But the IETF should not be trying to stifle people who think it is not working and want to try something different. I suspect they will fail, but that’s not a reason for us, as a standards body, to stand in the way of them trying. Even if they fail, we can learn from their failure, and that is something we should encourage. I get “bad actor” from your characterization of such attempts as “attacks,” which is a term that clearly implies malfeasance. The non-pejorative way to say the same thing is “competes with." As to how this relates to you being IAB chair, the IAB chair is very influential in this particular discussion space. You just replaced Russ, who was very active in working on internet governance issues; It’s my understanding that you have stepped into his shoes, and while I don’t agree with you on this particular point, I greatly appreciate your willingness to do so. I don’t mean to suggest that you are abusing your authority. Actually I encourage you to use your authority—that’s why it was given to you. I think it’s fine for you to speak about this with your IAB chair hat on, and indeed I don’t think you can speak without your IAB chair hat about this topic. The pretense that people in IETF leadership can somehow wear two hats is a bit thin: realistically, we aren’t that good at compartmentalization, nor should we be expected to be or assumed to be. However, I think that you should consider whether the chair of the IAB should be quite so vehement in opposing such competition, and quite so pejorative in characterizing it.
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