To:
kre@munnari.OZ.AU (Robert Elz)
Cc:
bmanning@ISI.EDU (Bill Manning), ngtrans@sunroof.eng.sun.com, ipng@sunroof.eng.sun.com, dnsop@cafax.se
From:
Bill Manning <bmanning@ISI.EDU>
Date:
Tue, 14 Aug 2001 07:16:37 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To:
<15206.997796839@brandenburg.cs.mu.OZ.AU> from "Robert Elz" at Aug 14, 2001 08:47:19 PM
Sender:
owner-dnsop@cafax.se
Subject:
Re: (ngtrans) Joint DNSEXT & NGTRANS summary
% | Hum... while using this arguement to try and reach consensus % | may be fraught with danger, the basic premise, that the Internet % | is evolutionary, e.g. "we can always upgrade later" is a % | core concept in many peoples minds. % % It may be, but they're deluding themselves. % % kre Hogwash. EGP -> BGP RIP -> ISIS/OSPF MB/MG -> MX All upgrades. Works a treat. From this little corner of the world, things look like this: AAAA = stds track A6 = stds track we can do the following: a) move one proposal somewhere else on the standards track b) Leave them where they are. For a), that would mean giving a nodding preference to one, based on some criteria. Certain people seem to be leaning toward one selection based on operational experience, deployed code, and legitimate paranoia that the alternative is operationally problematic. For b) that leave the "market" to decide, leading to operationally problematic state on questionable interoperability. Because I beleive that A6 has enough potential, I'm willing to have it move to experimental, giving developers and operators more time to understand its impact. I think that long term, its benefits will overshadow AAAA and that a migration plan can be deployed. But for now, it needs more work and AAAA meets todays limited requirements. --bill