To:
edlewis@arin.net (Edward Lewis)
Cc:
dnsop@cafax.se, edlewis@arin.net
From:
Bill Manning <bmanning@ISI.EDU>
Date:
Thu, 10 Oct 2002 13:36:44 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To:
<a05111b1bb9cb7a31ac53@[192.149.252.231]> from Edward Lewis at "Oct 10, 2 02:59:33 pm"
Sender:
owner-dnsop@cafax.se
Subject:
Re: the call for bind software
% 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 % % Edward Lewis +1-703-227-9854 AMEN. However, if this stuff is to be deployed at all, it has to be working and stable. The sad fact is, that in the absense of -anything- else, flawed snapshots will be used by those trying to gain operational experience. Sane people will -NOT- commit to production services on snapshot code (generally). And for all its downsides, BIND is still the reference implementation. To date, its the only implementation that does the whole thing. So you seem to be intimating that this state of affairs is delaying the release of what might be a deployable DNSSEC solution. Or are you arguing for more "genetic" diversity in DNS codebases? If so, folks should be looking beyond the "low-hanging" fruit of a non-recursive server. --bill #---------------------------------------------------------------------- # To unsubscripbe, send a message to <dnsop-request@cafax.se>.