<div dir="ltr">Friends and colleagues, this chain of e-mails has grown to 82 messages so far (in 6 days time), and the discussions indicate that it will continue as no one is willing to step down. As Fouad mentioned in one of his e-mails, it is best to take action rather than discussing issues that in reality would not change. The current structure of root-servers, US control, why 13 root-server instances, lack of knowledge of politicians.... are issues that will remain part of our lives for years to come, and they are most probably their to last.<br>
<br>Fahd<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Thu, Aug 2, 2012 at 8:19 AM, Adam Peake <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ajp@glocom.ac.jp" target="_blank">ajp@glocom.ac.jp</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
<<a href="http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120729_globally_internet_traffic_passes_through_13_root_servers/#.UBoL2jEe7hU" target="_blank">http://www.circleid.com/posts/20120729_globally_internet_traffic_passes_through_13_root_servers/#.UBoL2jEe7hU</a>><br>
"Globally, Internet Traffic Passes Through 13 Root Servers" (!)<br>
<br>
<br>
Question: Who governs the internet at present?<br>
<br>
Sachin Pilot, minister of state for communications and information technology:<br>
<br>
"Globally, internet traffic passes through 13 root servers. Nine of
them are in the US, two each in Japan and Western Europe. These servers move the information. I believe India and other countries
ought to play a much more relevant role in managing traffic flows. The internet is a global resource whose governance can't be limited to a
particular geography."<br>
<br>
(Times of India, interview<br>
<<a href="http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-30/edit-page/32924041_1_internet-governance-internet-corporation-root-servers" target="_blank">http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-07-30/edit-page/32924041_1_internet-governance-internet-corporation-root-servers</a>>)<br>
<br>
Excellent, we're back in 2002/3.<br>
<span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><br>
Adam<br>
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