[gnso-rds-pdp-wg] Reputation systems are not just nice to have (was Re: What we want redux)

[John Bambenek]

Could DNS work without whois? Yes. Hell DNS could work without registries and registrars ( like tor hidden services ). For that matter, the internet can work without DNS. 

But the purpose of ICANN and this system is not just mere conveyance of authority over a domain. 

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John Bambenek

> On Sep 29, 2017, at 13:57, Jeremy Malcolm <jmalcolm at eff.org> wrote:
> 
>> On 29/9/17 11:44 am, Andrew Sullivan wrote:
>> Since we are making policy for a system that is used in support of
>> domain name operation, we need to make that support work for all the
>> parts of the operations in question.  One of the operations in
>> question is various reputation systems, so I think it is not optional
>> for us to support that functionality.
> 
> I disagree, I think that a case can be made that reputation systems are
> important, but they're not essential to the operation of the DNS.  You
> might as easily say that because advertising revenue is also used "in
> support of domain name operation", we need to make sure that the DNS
> supports that.  There are lots of different working parts of the
> Internet ecosystem that make our online experience better, including
> voluntary reputation systems, but would the DNS still work without
> them?  Yes.
> 
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