[DNSOP] draft charter for new DNS WG

[Jim Reid <[e-mail]>]

Here's the draft charter for the proposed WG which will focus on DNS protocol maintenance and update, leaving dnsop to do DNS Operations. If/when there's consensus on the proposed charter, the dnsop charter will need to be updated. Which should be a no-brainer: just delete the 2 paragraphs that mention DNS protocol maintenance.

The name-to-be-decided WG is responsible for maintenance, updates and extensions to the DNS protocol. This includes defining, updating and deprecating DNS protocol elements, their wire formats and their processing rules. The WG is also responsible for documenting and updating the DNS architecture.

DNS operations are out of scope for the name-to-be-decided WG.

The IESG will decide whenever some aspects of DNS protocol activities are best carried out in other WGs. When this happens, those topics will be out of scope for the name-to-be-decided WG. 

The name-to-be-decided WG will engage with relevant WGs and other appropriate organisations  especially for WG adoption and Last Calls. It will instruct IANA whenever changes are needed to its DNS-related registries.

Milestones

* March 2027: Submit “Signalling a Zone Cut to Nowhere in the DNS” to the IESG.