Date: 13 Feb 2000 09:31:31 -0000
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From: "D. J. Bernstein" <djb@cr.yp.to>
To: isoc-board@isoc.org
Cc: djb@cr.yp.to
Subject: Re: DNSEXT/DRUMS mismanagement
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Don Heath writes:
> Obviously I hope and trust that your dispute can be resolved to the
> satisfaction of all parties within the context of an IESG review of
> this matter, or, failing that, that the IAB review can establish such
> a resolution.

That's impossible. The IESG DNSEXT review has taken far too long; has
required far too much effort on my part; does not follow objective
criteria; and should never have been necessary in the first place.

Again, my complaint to ISOC is that the IAB/IESG/IETF standardization
procedures are in violation of United States antitrust law. This is not
something that the IESG or IAB is going to fix.

Let me emphasize that my complaint covers all IAB/IESG/IETF procedures,
not merely the review procedures in section 6.5.1 of RFC 2026. The
culprits include working-group chairs and document editors.

I fully understand your point that you will not be able to review future
actions of the IAB, the IESG, and their agents. My complaint is based on
their past actions and on their published procedures. I have already
amassed more than enough evidence to support my complaint.

According to Scott Bradner, the IESG already discussed the core issue in
my first complaint in 1998. But they still haven't responded. I see no
reason to believe that they ever will. How many years do I have to wait
before you engage in the review required by RFC 2026?

---Dan Bernstein