the call for bind software

[Edward Lewis <edlewis@arin.net>]

As I work for an RIR I will not comment on whether or not the RIRs 
should perform the tasks associated with signing the root zone.

But I do have this to say.

A few folks have called for a new public snapshot and/or a stable 
9.3.  (I don't mean to pick on Bill or Måns for such utterances, but 
they are the ones I can quote as anecdotal evidence.)

If there is to be further BIND work, someone has got to fork over the 
resources to make this happen.  Yes, there is a relative trickle now, 
but remember how long it took the DS RR to be implemented while one 
particular stream of funding was in an interrupted state.

The "someones" who can fork over resources may not be on this list, 
but it might be nice if we on this list help make more open source 
versions of DNS software happen.  This isn't the mission of this 
list, but many of us would be the benefactors.

PS
Open Source (DNS) software is more than just BIND
Resources are more than just funds

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Edward Lewis                                          +1-703-227-9854
ARIN Research Engineer


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