pTLA request for MICROSOFT - review closes 2 January 2002

Chuck Yerkes chuck+6bone@snew.com
Mon, 17 Dec 2001 22:21:47 -0800


Quoting Bob Fink (fink@es.net):
> 6bone Folk,
> 
> MICROSOFT has requested a pTLA allocation. The open review period for this 
> will close 2 January 2002. Please send your comments to me or the list.
> 
> <http://whois.6bone.net/cgi-bin/whois?microsoft>

....


Not to be petty, but this stanza jumps out as a potentially historic
note.  We will hope that MS does not live up to their long earned
reputation for not playing with others  (http, kerberos, DNS, DDNS,
DHCP and others leap to mind).

>    4. The pTLA Applicant MUST commit to abide by the current 6Bone
>       operational rules and policies as they exist at time of its
>       application, and agree to abide by future 6Bone backbone
>       operational rules and policies as they evolve by consensus of the
>       6Bone backbone and user community.
>
>[We do indeed.]


Need we define "consensus" and other words very, very, very,
clearly and concisely to avoid all loopholes?