However, NSI's continued hegemony over the core parts of the DNS is also a
threat to the the net.
"Hegemony over the core parts..." In reality, that's all of
3 TLD zone files. There's 246 other TLD zone files. There's
one million other zone files - several of which are bigger
than NSI's. How about DOC's hegemony over the root zone.
How about ISC's hegemony over BIND. If we really want to
go for broke, how about Cisco's hegemony over the router
market - which gets touted a dozen times a night on national
television. How about GAC's new hegemony over defining
what constitutes Internet law and consumer interest served
to you in a Communiqu�.
In a world of big time hegemony, NSI's tiny piece doesn't
amount to squat.
As I've said, I don't fault NSI's instincts and actions in taking
advantage of weak government oversight.
Yeah, the same "weak government oversight" exercised for
several thousand other companies and institutions.
But that doesn't mean that I find that NSI's role is in any way beneficial
to the net. Indeed, I find it destructive insofar as it has discouraged
others to try to create improved mechanisms for DNS administration.
Discouraged who?
At some level I can appreciate the concern. However, it
seems grossly disproportional and discriminatory in its
application.
--tony
