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==History of Opposition==
==History of Opposition==
In May 2000, the [[IAB]] concluded "There is no getting away from the unique root of the public DNS" and called attempts at replacing it a "family of recurring technically naive proposals.<ref>[https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2826.txt RFC 2826, IETF]</ref>
In May 2000, the [[IAB]] concluded "There is no getting away from the unique root of the public DNS" and called attempts at replacing it a "family of recurring technically naive proposals.<ref>[https://www.ietf.org/rfc/rfc2826.txt RFC 2826, IETF]</ref>
In July 2001, ICANN released its Internet Coordination Policy (ICP-3): A Unique, Authoritative Root for the DNS," declaring the necessity of a single, central authority to coordinate the assignment of unique parameter values and to maintain the public's trust in the Internet, which alternative roots could disrupt.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/unique-authoritative-root-2012-02-25-en ICP-3, Resources, ICANN]</ref>
In July 2001, ICANN released its Internet Coordination Policy (ICP-3): A Unique, Authoritative Root for the DNS," declaring the necessity of a single, central authority to coordinate the assignment of unique parameter values and to maintain the public's trust in the Internet, which alternative roots could disrupt.<ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/unique-authoritative-root-2012-02-25-en ICP-3, Resources, ICANN]</ref>
In 2012, ICANN conveyed its opposition to alternative roots in "ICP-3: A Unique, Authoritative Root for the DNS" <ref>[https://www.icann.org/resources/pages/unique-authoritative-root-2012-02-25-en?routing_type=path ICP-3: A Unique, Authoritative Root for the DNS]</ref>. This document incorporates, by reference, "RFC2826: IAB Technical Comment on the Unique DNS Root" <ref>[http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc2826.txt RFC2826: IAB Technical Comment on the Unique DNS Root]</ref>.
In January 2016, [[Bill Drake]], [[Vinton Cerf]], and [[Wolfgang Kleinwächter]] published a paper on Internet fragmentation that chastised the Yeti-DNS project for threatening to splinter the DNS.<ref>[https://www3.weforum.org/docs/WEF_FII_Internet_Fragmentation_An_Overview_2016.pdf Internet Fragmentation, WEF 2016]</ref>
In November 2021, ICANN published a blog post reiterating [https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/buyer-beware-not-all-names-are-created-equal-24-11-2021-en buyer beware when it comes to alternative root servers].
In November 2021, ICANN published a blog post reiterating [https://www.icann.org/en/blogs/details/buyer-beware-not-all-names-are-created-equal-24-11-2021-en buyer beware when it comes to alternative root servers].
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