Peter Koch wrote:
Dear DNS WG,
On Mon, Nov 10, 2008 at 08:57:23AM +0000, Jim Reid wrote:
The intention is still to try and get consensus in the WG, ideally on the text below. [...]
the DNS WG co-chairs (again, as an active editor, Jim had recused himself) have evaluated the discussion of the draft NTIA response.
The final draft NTIA statement (version 1.8) was sent to the DNS WG mailing list on 11 November. Before and after this date, there has been active discussion and participation on the DNS WG mailing list. 11 people have directly responded to the latest draft, of which nine have explicitly stated their support. One person was unhappy with the lack of operational detail and the presence of one bullet item, but apart from that, generally supported the effort. This is consistent with the discussion of the previous versions of the document, where multiple people had voiced support, with another dissenting individual, who would still not oppose the text going forward as a WG statement.
Out of curiosity, where do the comments and suggestions that I offered fit into this description?
We therefore declare strong WG consensus on the final draft version 1.8.
I do not object to this characterization. I would simply add that while "strong" may be the right adjective, "unanimous" is definitely not. My chief concern remains that as technologists we enter dangerous waters when we choose to dabble in politics, and run the risk of producing work that is valuable to neither community. Regards, Doug