Re: [Ianaplan] comments on draft-ietf-ianaplan-icg-response-01

[Milton L Mueller <[e-mail]>]

> -----Original Message-----
> 
> I think that's completely off-topic for this, and it's also clearly outside our
> charter since it would be a major change to the existing arrangements and
> our charter tells us not to do that: "This working group is chartered solely
> with respect to the planning needed for the transition, and is not meant to
> cover other topics related to IANA. Possible improvements outside that scope
> will be set aside for future consideration."  The recommendation of
> jurisdiction in the first proposal also seems to me to be in violation of that
> term.

While I don't necessarily agree with Richard's recommendation of Swiss jurisdiction, I think the jurisdiction in which IANA resides or might be incorporated is very much in scope as part of the transition. The RFP specifically asks for that, and generally it's a bad idea for people to try to rule out ideas they don't like by claiming that they are out of scope. Let's debate the merits, not foreclose.