June 16, 2006

New IANA, Oops, "operating unit", Website

So, IANA has a new website - too bad it doesn't even get close to passing the W3C's validator - 51 errors!

But what I find interesting is the notice, in small print, at the very bottom:

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is an operating unit of ICANN

It is?  Would it not be far more accurate to say something like the following?

The Internet Assigned Numbers Authority (IANA) is operated by ICANN under contract from the United States' Atmospheric and Oceanic Administration, an agency of the United States Department of Commerce.

Posted by karl at June 16, 2006 2:29 PM