[governance] India's communications minister - root server misunderstanding (still...)

[Roland Perry]

In message <50220972.8020108 at itforchange.net>, at 12:08:42 on Wed, 8 Aug 
2012, parminder <parminder at itforchange.net> writes

>(1) Either, root operators can and will ONLY reflect the root zone file 
>in the 'stealth server', whatever happens - in which case, we should 
>not use the argument of their deemed independence in discussions on 
>problems vis a vis US's unilateral IANA oversight powers
>
>(2) Or, indeed, at least potentially, root operators can refuse to 
>publish what is considered as an improperly changed file by the US, and 
>support the internet system continuing to work on the basis of the 
>original 'proper' file - whereby, it is useful to redistribute root 
>server operator-ship among agencies that together are more likely to 
>resist US unilateralism.
>
>One of the above two must be true, and both cant be true

Well, there are other possible scenarios that you haven't listed, but 
number (2) is much closer to the current situation than (1).

-- 
Roland Perry

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