On Mon, Nov 03, 2008 at 11:09:18AM +0000, Jim Reid <jim@rfc1035.com> wrote a message of 94 lines which said:
I have updated the list of bullet points to reflect the recent comments and feedback.
The list of bullet points seems reasonable to me and reflects faithfully the discussions IRL in Dubai. However, the new introductory paragraph is very questionable:
RIPE welcomes the NTIA's consultation on the proposals to sign the root and is pleased to support that effort.
RIPE certainly has no business issuing political statements of support like this one! I certainly do not approve the fact that the root signing process is driven by the NTIA and I believe many people in RIPE do not approve either. Let's stick with what we want and do not add any sort of support or applause for the unilateral management of the process by the NTIA.
We urge the NTIA to adopt a solution that leads to a prompt signed root zone.
Same thing here. Stay with technical requirments, do not ask a specific organization to do something.