Re: [arch-d] IAB Technical Discussion on Fragmentation: 2023-05-03

[Arnaud Taddei <[e-mail]>]

Ok 
Unless I missed an email, a week notice for such a meeting is too short. Will be there though but pure coincidence
There is a general lack of context and and there is no definition of the term fragmentation nor the scope, nor the goal
Just to read the few references listed in this thread takes a lot of time 
The PNIF doesn’t provide definition, just a framework with no definiton
The WEF document is old 2015 but at least provides some definitions / categorisation
To align with Vittorio and Dominique, as the ITU was mentioned, like the ITU should stay in its box, the IETF should stay in its box too

> On 2 May 2023, at 13:02, Dominique Lazanski <[e-mail]> wrote:
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> I agree with you, Vittorio, and to take that one step further, I continue to be disappointed in the lack of leadership and technical vision for the Internet from the IAB. Where is the clear statement of 3-5 year view? Is it just going to be “encrypt all things all the time” without discussion or any nuance? 
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> I’m also looking forward to understanding how fragmentation is defined. Personally, I’m disappointed in the lack of discussion on technical consolidation too. 
> 
> The ongoing issue with the I* is that though there is solid proof for the success of the multistakeholder model, there is a lack of consistent leadership at the top. It’s the same old, same old. We need some fresh thinking. 
> 
> Dominique 
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> 
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>> On 2 May 2023, at 11:38, Vittorio Bertola <vittorio.bertola=[e-mail]> wrote:
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>>> Il 28/04/2023 23:54 CEST Andrew G. Malis <[e-mail]> ha scritto:
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>>> Bob,
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>>> I also had the same initial thought. And I've even got an RFC discussing pseudowire fragmentation, so I was looking forward to an IP fragmentation discussion!
>> I guess this is part of the current, extensive effort by the I* organisations (mostly ISOC and ICANN) to counter any renewed proposals for a different governance structure for the key technical resources of the Internet, i.e. names and numbers (did anyone say ITU?).
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>> However, there is some ambiguity on whether this also extends to regulation at the application layer, like the recent efforts in Europe to establish rules that would force the global Internet industry to tailor their services to specific European norms (this may go as far, to give you an example of a current discussion, to require AI models to be able to forget all information they learned about a specific European citizen, which of course is not technically easy; but it also includes pro-competition measures against walled gardens, requirements for large online information platforms, and, more controversially, proposals to mandate the screening of personal messages for CSAM).
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>> I am curious to see how the IAB defines "fragmentation" - this is an ongoing discussion at the already mentioned IGF PNIF - and thus what is the scope of this "technical discussion". Personally, I would encourage the IAB to stay out of the latter set of problems, as there is almost nothing technical in them - it's all about policy, values, interests and compromises.
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>> Ciao,
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