Dear all,
The isues discussed here is the use of unassigned values in IANA
registries. And I really agree with the authors of RFC5226 that sets
MUST criterion for mentioning these values. Not mentioning them will
lead to misunderstanding by IANA and other people whether the values are
available for assignment, reserved or not used et al. So I think that
there is just no need to discuss what is clearly set by the document.
All the best,
Mykyta Yevstifeyev
17.01.2011 1:23, Phillip Hallam-Baker wrote:
On Sun, Jan 16, 2011 at 5:30 PM, Iljitsch van Beijnum
<iljitsch(_at_)muada(_dot_)com <mailto:iljitsch(_at_)muada(_dot_)com>> wrote:
On 14 jan 2011, at 23:06, Martin Rex wrote:
> Frankly, I'm actually more concerned about code assignments for
> severely IPR-impaired algorithms (e.g. Elliptic Curve related)
> than about GOST. (Admittedly, the GOST 34.10-2001 signature
> algorithm appears to use Elliptic curve math, and it's entirely
> unclear to me whether and how existing EC-related IPR claims might
> apply.)
Withholding registration just means that people are going to pick
an unregistered number with all the problems that that entails. In
cases where there are no scarcity issues registration should
happen as long as there is a reasonable expectation of
non-negligible use, regardless of whether the registered protocol
is endorsed by the IETF (whatever that means) or IANA.
+1
If people think that IANA is a tool they can use to impose their own
personal political agenda on the Internet, they are mistaken.
Here we have a proposal to enforce a particular royalty free agenda.
Some Internet users might support such an agenda but most don't even
understand what the argument would be about.
It is very easy to accept the idea of someone imposing a political
agenda you agree with. But what if the agenda turned out to be
something else? What happens if the representation from authoritarian
leaning countries increases and there is a group of people who agree
on the need to fight 'information terrorism' as defined in the SCO treaty.
All that is necessary to keep the Internet open is to prevent any
party from gaining control.
And the best way to prevent that is to ensure that there is no control
point.
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