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At 01:25 AM 12/8/2015, Seun Ojedeji wrote:<br><br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">DNS is already a starting
reference point and there is a colon (:) after policies then you have
item &quot;a&quot; which talks about security and/or
stability.....<br><br>
So it seem in order to me. Nevertheless the professional proof reader may
want to have a look.<br>
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But using the phrase &quot;to faciltate THE openness,&quot; -- as though
I were to say &quot;my job is to facilitate the openness ...&quot;&nbsp;
- doesn't make sense without answering &quot;the openness of
what?&quot;&nbsp; <br><br>
I think we're all in agreement that it's the openness, stabiity, etc. of
the DNS.&nbsp; So we should say that directly, adding the words &quot;of
the DNS&quot; at the end.<br><br>
David<br><br>
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<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">On Dec 8, 2015 2:45 AM,
&quot;David Post&quot;
&lt;<a href="mailto:david.g.post@gmail.com">david.g.post@gmail.com</a>
&gt; wrote:<br>

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<dd>I believe that some (important) words have been inadvertently omitted
from the Mission Statement in Annex 5.Â&nbsp; It currently
reads:<br><br>

<dd>ICANN's Mission, &quot;inÂ&nbsp; its role of coordinat[ing] the
allocation and assignment of names in the root zone of the Domain Name
System (&quot;DNS&quot;),&quot; is to<br>

<dd>&quot;coordinate the development and implementation of policies:<br>

<dd>[a] For which uniform or coordinated resolution is reasonably
necessary to facilitate the openness, interoperability, resilience,
security and/or stability; and<br>

<dd>[b] That are developed through a bottom-up, consensus-based
multi-stakeholder process and designed to ensure the stable and secure
operation of the Internet's unique names systems.&quot;<br><br>

<dd>I believe that the words &quot;of the DNS&quot; should follow
&quot;security and/or stability&quot; .... That's correct, no? [otherwise
it doesn't make sense -- the &quot;openness&quot; etc. of what?]<br><br>
<br>

<dd>David<br><br>
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<dd>David G Post - Senior Fellow, Open Technology Institute/New America
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<dd>book (Jefferson's Moose)Â&nbsp;
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http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic</a>Â&nbsp; publications etc.Â&nbsp;
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David G Post - Senior Fellow, Open Technology Institute/New America
Foundation<br>
blog (Volokh Conspiracy)
<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post" eudora="autourl">
http://www.washingtonpost.com/people/david-post<br>
</a>book (Jefferson's Moose)&nbsp;
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http://tinyurl.com/c327w2n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </a> <br>
music
<a href="http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic%A0" eudora="autourl">
http://tinyurl.com/davidpostmusic </a> publications etc.&nbsp;
<a href="http://www.davidpost.com         /" eudora="autourl">
http://www.davidpost.com&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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