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The solution here seems simple: their buisness continuity plan is for traffic to fail over to other functioning servers. As long as actually filing the paperwo

by swiley 5y ago

The solution here seems simple: their buisness continuity plan is for traffic to fail over to other functioning servers. As long as actually filing the paperwork is easy and the EU accepts the idea that the system is already designed to handle outages this sounds to me like a non-event.

dncornholio 5y ago
Also I think if you can't handle a bit of paperwork, maybe you should not handle a root server?
- jaywalk 5y ago
  This is a whole lot more than "a bit of paperwork" including granting EU representatives the ability to do on-site audits.
- nemothekid 5y ago
  As I understand it, the services are run by non-profits. A "bit of paperwork" (and truthfully, it's laughable to call any government mandate a "bit" of paperwork) can quickly turn into something that require legal hours which isn't free.
  - zepearl 5y ago
    I agree about not underestimating the needed effort, but to be fair that service nowadays is absolutely crucial/important for a lot of stuff, private & commercial, involving $$$/lifes (maybe e.g. police etc... run some services over it)/whatever. Probably the criticality/importance of the service must be balanced by appropriate controls/checks/procedures/etc... .
- EricE 5y ago
  Maybe people's time could be spent better administering servers - i.e. doing useful work - than complying with busywork from bureaucrats intent on solving problems that don't exist. Or even worse, bureaucrats making shit up to not only justify their existence but justify the expansion of their empires - which is exactly what this smells like. There is nothing broken or in need of fixing with how the root servers have worked and work today.
EricE 5y ago
So their "solution" is to tell these operators to continue to run the protocol in the way it was designed since day one. For over 40 years. Brilliant value being added there. A true benefit to all mankind :p
- swiley 5y ago
  I agree it's ridiculous but I was expecting much worse based on the way the article was written.

by swiley 5y ago

dncornholio 5y ago

Also I think if you can't handle a bit of paperwork, maybe you should not handle a root server?

jaywalk 5y ago
This is a whole lot more than "a bit of paperwork" including granting EU representatives the ability to do on-site audits.
nemothekid 5y ago
As I understand it, the services are run by non-profits. A "bit of paperwork" (and truthfully, it's laughable to call any government mandate a "bit" of paperwork) can quickly turn into something that require legal hours which isn't free.
- zepearl 5y ago
  I agree about not underestimating the needed effort, but to be fair that service nowadays is absolutely crucial/important for a lot of stuff, private & commercial, involving $$$/lifes (maybe e.g. police etc... run some services over it)/whatever. Probably the criticality/importance of the service must be balanced by appropriate controls/checks/procedures/etc... .
EricE 5y ago
Maybe people's time could be spent better administering servers - i.e. doing useful work - than complying with busywork from bureaucrats intent on solving problems that don't exist. Or even worse, bureaucrats making shit up to not only justify their existence but justify the expansion of their empires - which is exactly what this smells like. There is nothing broken or in need of fixing with how the root servers have worked and work today.

EricE 5y ago

So their "solution" is to tell these operators to continue to run the protocol in the way it was designed since day one. For over 40 years. Brilliant value being added there. A true benefit to all mankind :p

swiley 5y ago
I agree it's ridiculous but I was expecting much worse based on the way the article was written.