Re: [dow1-2tf] mission creep (ALL PLEASE READ)

[Thomas Keller <tom@xxxxxxxxxx>]

I agree with Marylin and Milton to keep the language consistent with the ICANN
Bylaws and suggest to move on with this "new" wording as recommendation.

Best,

tom

Am 24.11.2004 schrieb Marilyn Cade:
> I think that we are better off to keep our language consistent with the
> narrow mission of ICANN, as Tim, Milton, and others are suggesting. When you
> read the Strategic Plan, you might get the idea that they are responsible
> for the Internet, per se. 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dow1-2tf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-dow1-2tf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Neuman, Jeff
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 2:48 PM
> To: 'Tim Ruiz'; 'Milton Mueller'; marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: dow1-2tf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Neuman, Jeff
> Subject: RE: [dow1-2tf] mission creep (ALL PLEASE READ)
> 
> I can go either way on this one.  ICANN must always act within its mission
> (at least in theory), so I do not see the possible bad effects that could
> occur if we left in the word "internet".  After all, it is not our document
> that gives ICANN more power, but rather it is derived from their own bylaws.
> 
> 
> Like I said, I am fine with keeping the word Internet in there, but I would
> be happy to change it as well.
> 
> I would like to get this resolved prior to Capetown.
> 
> Jeff
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Tim Ruiz [mailto:tim@xxxxxxxxxxx]
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 2:27 PM
> To: 'Milton Mueller'; marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: dow1-2tf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Jeff.Neuman@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [dow1-2tf] mission creep
> 
> 
> Milton,
> 
> From ICANN's own website:
> 
> "As a private-public partnership, ICANN is dedicated to preserving the
> operational stability of the Internet; to promoting competition; to
> achieving broad representation of global Internet communities; and to
> developing policy appropriate to its mission through bottom-up,
> consensus-based processes."
> 
> This gets to the issue of defining stability and security as I said in my
> earlier response.
> 
> Tim
> 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dow1-2tf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:owner-dow1-2tf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx]
> On Behalf Of Milton Mueller
> Sent: Wednesday, November 24, 2004 12:58 PM
> To: tim@xxxxxxxxxxx; marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Cc: dow1-2tf@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx; Jeff.Neuman@xxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [dow1-2tf] mission creep
> 
> 
> 
> >>> Tim Ruiz <tim@xxxxxxxxxxx> 11/24/2004 8:51:55 AM >>>
>  
> >ICANN's mission involves the security and stability of the Internet. 
> 
> I thank Tim for bringing this up. It indicates a slight error in the
> statement that needs to be corrected.
> 
> ICANN's mission is NOT the security and stability of "the Internet." It
> is to coordinate unique identifiers and to ensure stable and secure
> operation of unique identifier systems. "Security and stable of unique
> identifiers" is not "security and stability of 'the Internet' as a
> whole; the latter is a vast undertaking that is way beyond the scope of
> ICANN, involving such things as the operation of ISPs and their routing
> practices, software installations by the end user, etc.
> 
> For that reason, I would propose the following change in wording on p.
> 2, step 3, part iii: replace "the Internet" at the end of the sentence
> with "Internet's unique identifier systems." 
> 
> This should be noncontroversial because it simply makes the statement
> conform to ICANN's actuall mission as defined in its bylaws. See below
> 
> =====
> 
> FYI, Here is the mission statement:
> 
> "The mission of The Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers
> ("ICANN") is to coordinate, at the overall level, the global Internet's
> systems of unique identifiers, and in particular to ensure the stable
> and secure operation of the Internet's unique identifier systems." 
> 
> Article 1:
> "1. Coordinates the allocation and assignment of the three sets of
> unique identifiers for the Internet, which are
> 
> a. Domain names (forming a system referred to as "DNS");
> 
> b. Internet protocol ("IP") addresses and autonomous system ("AS")
> numbers; and
> 
> c. Protocol port and parameter numbers.
> 
> 2. Coordinates the operation and evolution of the DNS root name server
> system.
> 
> 3. Coordinates policy development reasonably and appropriately related
> to these technical functions."
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 

Gruss,

tom

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