Joe, > On 7 Oct 2026, at 19:10, Joe Abley <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Calling a working group “camel” misses the point of the WG completely. > > > I think the opposite. I think it continues to be a helpful reminder for all > future protocol development. If the curious name causes even one person to > dig into the reference, I think that would be excellent, regardless of what > opinion they happen to hold.
Okay, Whether it is good or bad, let’s agree that “Camel” has a special meaning in this community: it represents a particular view about DNS complexity and the cost of further protocol extensions. Whatever the merits of that view, the cuteness of the name, or the contemporary rhetorical value it had, we should not institutionalise it by making it the name of a working group intended to be a neutral venue for DNS protocol work. DNSPROTO simply says what the WG does. It also makes the relationship with DNSOP immediately clear: DNSOP for operational work, DNSPROTO for protocol work. A WG name should describe the work, not take a position on it. > My, this is an excellent shade of bikeshed, I expected nothing less. Absolutely :-) Roy _______________________________________________ DNSOP mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
