-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On a related note, another great way to keep track of new ICANN registry agreements is the gTLD Tech mailing list:
https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gtld-tech ...and the gTLD Notification list: https://mm.icann.org/mailman/listinfo/gtldnotification I have found both to be quite informative. $.02, - - ferg On 3/19/2014 12:51 AM, Eliot Lear wrote: > Patrick: > > On 3/15/14, 12:42 AM, Patrick W. Gilmore wrote: >> (As if the US has "control" anyway....) >> >> It's all over the "popular press", strange I haven't seen it >> here. >> >> <http://thehill.com/blogs/hillicon-valley/technology/200889-us-to-relinquish-internet-control> >> >> <http://www.ntia.doc.gov/press-release/2014/ntia-announces-intent-transition-key-internet-domain-name-functions> >> <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-2-14mar14-en.htm> >> >> <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14mar14-en.htm> >> <http://www.icann.org/en/news/announcements/announcement-14mar14-en.htm> >> >> >> Etc., etc. >> >> It's nice of the DoC to "relinquish" control, but I really don't >> see it changing much other than quieting down some hype from >> countries that were saying they were pissed at the US for >> "controlling" the Internet. And I couldn't really see those >> countries doing anything about it unless the US did something >> actually bad, which they wouldn't do IMHO. >> >> Was I being a pollyanna? >> > > How things change is up to every person in the community. > Operators are an incredibly important part of the Internet > ecosystem. Some questions you might want to ask yourself: > > 1. What is the current legal framework for the IANA functions > contract? If you don't know it, it's a good time to learn, if you > are interested. 2. How does it impact operators? 3. What do > operators want out of the evolution that is likely to take place? > > Discussions are taking place now in a few fora, including on the > IAB's internetgovtech mailing list[1], where the focus has largely > been on protocol parameters, one of the IANA pillars. Olaf Kolkman > has written a very interesting draft draft-iab-iana-framework[2] > that gives you at least one view on how to think about the > problem. The IETF has some draft principles that are being knocked > around.[3] There is a separate 1net mailing list[4] in which > mostly the ICANN component is being discussed. Also, there will be > meetings, the ICANN one starting on Friday in Singapore, as but one > example where this topic will be discussed in person. I'm going to > hazard a guess that the RIRs will also be discussing this, both on > lists and in person. Assuredly other governments are paying > attention. > > While I speak only for myself in this email, I will also point out > that Cisco did make a statement about the NTIA announcement.[5] So > have others. > > Eliot > > [1] https://www.iab.org/mailman/listinfo/internetgovtech [2] > http://tools.ietf.org/html/draft-iab-iana-framework-01 [3] > http://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf-announce/current/msg12562.html > > [4] http://1net-mail.1net.org/mailman/listinfo/discuss > [5] > http://blogs.cisco.com/gov/cisco-supports-u-s-department-of-commerce-decision-to-transition-internet-management-functions/ > > > > > - -- Paul Ferguson VP Threat Intelligence, IID PGP Public Key ID: 0x54DC85B2 -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v2.0.22 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Thunderbird - http://www.enigmail.net/ iF4EAREIAAYFAlMsh9MACgkQKJasdVTchbK6lAD/Y490eHIfDUE8uBGCvyzYsc7x zH8VDmDqfGHeZHJ3mTIA/iI1Sw5CX1MFnJHXoiRfSCm+vEz04lNbUoM9gtHpYawE =Li5v -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----
