Alternative DNS systems and net neutrality - Was: Re: [governance] DNSsec and allternative DNS system

[Dr. Francis MUGUET]

Dear Meryem

Rolling back the thread to answer few question  and to try clarify  some 
issue
about the *NET4D* proposal 

<http://www.net4D.org>

http://www.net4d.org/



How it became that the thread /DNSsec and allternative DNS system
/became  /Alternative DNS systems and net neutrality/ -
after your post ?
/Alternative DNS systems and net neutrality - Was: Re: [governance] 
DNSsec and allternative DNS system/

Why renaming the thread ?

The linkage with DNSsec is quite important since it increases the 
importance and power
of the overseer of a root DNS system.
why remove it ?

Net Neutrality is an interesting concept that could be applied to the
network of DNS servers that indeed should be "neutral"
in regards to the class of the network
of which are carrying the resolving system.
It was I could sense from your post, but
is it what you had  in mind ?

Thanks for the clarification.

Yet I would like to underline, against all expected FUD,
 that the NET4D is not all yet another set of  "boutique" TLDs. that
have flourished illegally within the IN class, bringing confusion and 
fragmentation.

Best regards

Francis


> Karl,
>
> I'm in full agreement with your views on alternate (I do prefer the 
> concept of existing alternatives, rather than competition, generally 
> speaking and specially in this context) root systems, except on one 
> point, dealing with how to ensure consistency:
>
> Le 15 nov. 07 à 01:24, Karl Auerbach a écrit :
>
>> [...]
>> But the looser definition of "consistency" that I advocate, new TLDs 
>> could arise - I call them "boutique" TLDs - that strive for sunlight 
>> and growth.  They would, at first be found only in a few root systems 
>> - perhaps because they offer something interesting, perhaps they paid 
>> their way in, whatever - that's the normal task of "building a brand" 
>> that goes with any new product that seeks space on store shelves.
>>
>> Over time some of these boutique TLDs will fail, some will remain 
>> tiny boutiques that are visible only within the scope of the root 
>> system that offers them, and some will grow to become new members of 
>> the "every root must have" club.
>>
>> This system permits natural growth of new TLDs without any central 
>> ICANN-like authority.
>
> There is no such "natural" growth, taking into account the fact that 
> not all TLDs, and specially "boutique" TLDs can afford "building a 
> brand", which is very costly, or even are intererested in building 
> such brand.
> There are alternatives to a "laissez-faire", marked-oriented approach. 
> Since this list is - sometimes - discussing global governance issues, 
> why not elaborating and discussing a way to guarantee that any - 
> "boutique" or not - TLD should be found in any root system, *provided* 
> that they obey some simple rules to ensure overall consistency (like, 
> e.g., a TLD string should be unique: a unique .com, a unique .org, 
> etc., but also a unique .karl if anyone finds any interest in such a 
> TLD. And any other needed rule to ensure that everything works fine, 
> technically -- and to ensure only this objective). It's typically a* 
> network neutrality issue.*
> Who would check that these rules are obeyed? Well, isn't this exactly 
> the role of a global internet governance institution? Yes, I know, 
> this requires a lot of elaboration and discussion, not that simple, 
> but a huge step forward would be accomplished if only we could agree 
> on the principle that such a discussion should be started.
>
>> Now some will say that "what if I get email from 
>> somebody at someplace.boutique-tld, how am I to answer it?"
>>
>> The answer is that "you don't".
> [...]
>>
>> That's life
>
> Not, that's not life. That's free market instead of global public 
> policy in view of the general interest.
> And that's certainly not network neutrality.
>
> Meryem
>
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