[dns-wg] Re: revised text for NTIA response - v4

On Nov 5, 2008, at 16:37, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 05, 2008 at 11:11:33AM +0000,
> Jim Reid <jim at rfc1035.com> wrote
> a message of 44 lines which said:
>
>> Please contribute text.
>
> OK. I suggest to replace:
>
> "RIPE welcomes the NTIA's consultation on the proposals to sign the
> root and is pleased to support that effort. We urge the NTIA to adopt
> a solution that leads to a prompt signed root zone. The solution must
> not compromise the stability and integrity of the root zone management
> process."
>
> by:
>
> "RIPE wants the root zone to be signed, in order to enable an easier
> deployment of DNSSEC."
>
> and then go on with your text.

Stephane, this your text is somewhat abrupt. I do not consider it  
appropriate for any formal correspondance, far less something that  
represents the DNS WG and/or the RIPE community. Our response should  
be courteous and observe the expected niceties: like thanking NTIA for  
running a consultation and giving the world a chance to comment. Which  
the NTIA didn't *have* to do.

I will try to construct something from your input that (a) is  
something the WG/RIPE community can accept as a consensus view; (b)  
observes the usual etiquette which both parties should follow.