On 2007-05-14 16:08, Shane Kerr wrote:
Brian,
On Mon, May 14, 2007 at 01:34:31PM +0200, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
The RIRs don't depend on IETF at all, they can define global policies for things that the IETF failed to complete if that's the case. IANA can be instructed the same by the RIRs (which a global policy) than by the IETF itself with an RFC. Not quite. The RIRs have authority delegated to them by IANA, and IANA operates under the terms of its MoU and SLA with the IETF. So
On 2007-05-11 23:32, JORDI PALET MARTINEZ wrote: the RIRs' scope is to set and implement policy within their delegated authority, which itself has to be within the terms of the IANA MoU and SLA.
The RIRs authority comes from their communities, not from IANA. That's what "bottom-up" means.
We're both right. It works because there is a wide consensus to both listen to the community and respect the mechanisms in place. Brian