pTLA request for MICROSOFT - review closes 2 January 2002

[Bob Fink]

Chuck,

At 10:21 PM 12/17/2001 -0800, Chuck Yerkes wrote:
>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).

Speaking from my own experience on the 6bone, and as an IETF ngtrans wg 
chair, Microsoft has worked with the IPv6 community in an exemplary 
fashion. I appreciate their continuing high quality IPv6 efforts.


Bob


> >    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?