On 6 Oct 2026, at 19:47, Shumon Huque <[email protected]> wrote:
> I'm totally fine with "dnsext", or perhaps "dnsman" (DNS protocol
> maintenance) if we want an analog to the v6ops/6man split.
I think dnsman is probably not ideal for.. reasons. If a new name is needed,
DNSINT sounds fine. DNSEXT also seems fine. Or, here's a crazy idea, "DNS". :)
Okay, probably not.
> My views on cute names have changed over the years. I now think these are
> mainly fun for the "in crowd" and less welcoming to others.
This is a pretty good argument against.
> Also, the camel trope, in my view, is way overused at this point. While it is
> often used to usefully beat back bad ideas, it is often used more broadly to
> push back against useful changes too. And the DNS protocol certainly has many
> deficiencies and areas for improvement. I am not in favor of memorializing
> this trope in the name of a DNS working group.
Also a good argument. I liked the idea of CAMEL on first read, but I think the
points raised against it are compelling.
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