Thanks for the thoughtful response, Andrew. I think we both agree that we need more clarity about this distinction we’ve been talking about regarding the distinction between the DNS namespace and domain names as a separate concept. I don’t entirely see the risk to the IETF that you are talking about with respect to ICANN. However, I think that whatever the motivation, we should try to get clarity on that. I thought your comment on that particular point during the DNSOP meeting was very helpful, and I hope that there is an opportunity to find some common ground and also improve the situation on that basis.
As for the two-hats comment, I can’t agree with you there. Serving in IETF leadership is an amazing privilege, and it is a hard job (at least that was my experience). Trying to engage in the sort of compartmentalization that the two-hat model implies is, in my experience, not possible, and it’s important not to have illusions about that. Rather, we should trust the IETF participants who are not in leadership roles to help us stay on track, without beating each other up when we realize that we’ve painted a bit outside the lines. Otherwise the leadership role becomes very isolating and stressful. These roles are unpaid volunteer positions with no particularly clear job description, so behaving precisely correctly is just really unlikely. FWIW, I think that your response here is exactly right, and just what I was looking for, so thank you for that. _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/dnsop
