Re: [Ianaplan] A draft for your review

[Stephen Farrell <[e-mail]>]

On 02/09/14 08:59, Richard Hill wrote:
> If they are not changed, then, in my view, ICANN will have no choice
> but to consider that it has ultimate authority over the global
> Internet's systems of unique identifiers, which of course includes
> the protocol parameters.

I can't think of a universe in which is that a helpful statement.

The "will have no choice but to consider" phrasing seems very
like trolling.

And the supposed problematic outcome isn't worth bothering with
anyway. As has been stated numerous times, if ICANN every acted
silly with the protocol parameters, they'd end up out of that
business in 6 months and would probably suffer other collateral
damage as a result. So they just won't mess about is my conclusion
regardless of this transition. (And I don't believe there's any
indication they'd want to mess about with the protocol parameters
anyway - they do a fine job with good folks.)

Richard - wouldn't it be better to stick to a more reality
based discussion?

S.