[CCWG-ACCT] An Inadvertent Omission in Annex 5 - Mission Statement

[Malcolm Hutty]

I've gone back to the document, and now think "of the DNS" indeed correct.

The reason is not the text (on its own, as I said, I thought an argument
could have been made to the contrary), but its *location*, which gives
the necessary context. The section we were just discussing was just a
sub-clause in a much longer sentence, which reads in full

Specifically, ICANN:
1. Coordinates the allocation
and assignment of names in
the root zone of the Domain
Name System ("DNS"). In this
role, ICANN’s Mission is to
coordinate the development
and implementation of
policies:
* For which uniform or
coordinated resolution is
reasonably necessary to
facilitate the openness,
interoperability, resilience,
security and/or stability:
* That are developed
through a bottom-up,
consensus-based multistakeholder process and
designed to ensure the
stable and secure
operation of the Internet’s
unique names systems.


In that context, I would agree that it would be merely an editorial
correction to alter this to

Specifically, ICANN:
1. Coordinates the allocation
and assignment of names in
the root zone of the Domain
Name System ("DNS"). In this
role, ICANN’s Mission is to
coordinate the development
and implementation of
policies:
* For which uniform or
coordinated resolution is
reasonably necessary to
facilitate the openness,
interoperability, resilience,
security and/or stability of the DNS; and
* That are developed
through a bottom-up,
consensus-based multistakeholder process and
designed to ensure the
stable and secure
operation of the Internet’s
unique names systems.


That said, I do think that we should be extraordinarily careful and
reticient about "correcting" this Third Draft Report (which we are now
told is the Final Draft Report) post-publication, and transparent in any
change we make (e.g. by adding an Erratum rather than merely reissuing
the document silently incorporating corrections).

Kind Regards,

Malcolm.



On 10/12/2015 17:50, Burr, Becky wrote:
> Actually, I think this is just a mistake.  The current Mission statement
> explicitly talks about maintaining the security and stability of the
>  Internet’s unique identifier systems, so I think inserting “of the DNS”
> is correct.
> 
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> From: Greg Shatan <gregshatanipc at gmail.com <mailto:gregshatanipc at gmail.com>>
> Date: Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at 10:38 AM
> To: Malcolm Hutty <malcolm at linx.net <mailto:malcolm at linx.net>>
> Cc: Accountability Community <accountability-cross-community at icann.org
> <mailto:accountability-cross-community at icann.org>>
> Subject: Re: [CCWG-ACCT] An Inadvertent Omission in Annex 5 - Mission
> Statement
> 
> Can staff go back and look at the history of this (in both published and
> internal versions)?
> 
> This may be a case where the rule "assume nothing" should apply.
> 
> 
> On Tuesday, December 8, 2015, Malcolm Hutty <malcolm at linx.net
> <mailto:malcolm at linx.net>> wrote:
> 
> 
> 
>     On 08/12/2015 14:40, David Post wrote:
>     > I think we're all in agreement that it's the openness, stabiity, etc. of
>     > the DNS.  So we should say that directly, adding the words "of the DNS"
>     > at the end.
> 
>     Are we?
> 
>     The NTIA transition requirements specify the need to maintain the
>     "security, stability, and resiliency of the Internet DNS" but the
>     "openness of the Internet."
> 
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