Changes

:* 06/05/1998: the [[White Paper]]: "Stability: The U.S. Government should end its role in the Internet number and name address system in a manner that ensures the stability of the Internet. The introduction of a new management system should not disrupt current operations or create competing root systems. During the transition and thereafter, the stability of the Internet should be the first priority of any DNS management system. Security and reliability of the DNS are important aspects of stability, and as a new DNS management system is introduced, a comprehensive security strategy should be developed. <ref>[https://cyber.harvard.edu/pressbriefings/icann/briefingbook/WhitePaper-Principles.html White Paper Principles, ICANN Briefing Book]</ref>

:* 06/05/1998: the [[White Paper]]: "Stability: The U.S. Government should end its role in the Internet number and name address system in a manner that ensures the stability of the Internet. The introduction of a new management system should not disrupt current operations or create competing root systems. During the transition and thereafter, the stability of the Internet should be the first priority of any DNS management system. Security and reliability of the DNS are important aspects of stability, and as a new DNS management system is introduced, a comprehensive security strategy should be developed. <ref>[https://cyber.harvard.edu/pressbriefings/icann/briefingbook/WhitePaper-Principles.html White Paper Principles, ICANN Briefing Book]</ref>

* '''1999-2001:''' '''Performing stability is central to ICANN’s proof of concept TLDs, which some criticized as relying on a highly subjective process and letting very few have a gTLD'''

* '''1999-2001:''' '''Performing stability is central to ICANN’s proof of concept TLDs, which some criticized as relying on a highly subjective process and letting very few have a gTLD'''

:*ICANN imposed high threshold requirements new gTLD application consideration and allowed only a select few test cases to ensure that no new TLD registry would fail as that would threaten Internet (ICANN) stability.<ref>[https://arxiv.org/ftp/cs/papers/0109/0109099.pdf Jonathan Weinberg, "ICANN, 'Internet Stability,' and New Top Level Domains,' pg. 30]</ref>

:*ICANN imposed high threshold requirements new gTLD application consideration and allowed only a select few test cases to ensure that no new TLD registry would fail as that would threaten Internet (ICANN) stability.<ref>[https://arxiv.org/ftp/cs/papers/0109/0109099.pdf Jonathan Weinberg, "ICANN, 'Internet Stability,' and New Top Level Domains," Arxiv, pg. 30]</ref>

:* October 1999: ICANN DNSO Working Group C brainstormed how expanding the namespace would factor into Internet stability, which fed into their determination of when and how new gTLDs should be added.<ref>[http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/19991023.NCwgc-report.html Interim Report of Working Group C of the Domain Name Supporting Organization, 10/23/1999]</ref><br/>  

:* October 1999: ICANN DNSO Working Group C brainstormed how expanding the namespace would factor into Internet stability, which fed into their determination of when and how new gTLDs should be added.<ref>[http://www.dnso.org/dnso/notes/19991023.NCwgc-report.html Interim Report of Working Group C of the Domain Name Supporting Organization, 10/23/1999]</ref><br/>  

:* August 2000: "Successful TLD applications should 'preserve the stability of the Internet': They should eliminate or minimize the effects of technical failures in registry or registrar operations, and they should steer clear of anything that challenged ICANN’s position as proprietor of the root zone. Staff will favor TLDs that help advance the “proof of concept” ICANN sought, providing useful information regarding the feasibility and utility of different types of new TLDs, procedures for launching them, registry-registrar models, business models, and internal policy structures."<ref>[http://www.icann.org/tlds/tld-criteria-15aug00.html Criteria for Assessing TLD Proposals (Aug. 15, 2000)]</ref><ref>[https://arxiv.org/ftp/cs/papers/0109/0109099.pdf Jonathan Weinberg, "ICANN, 'Internet Stability,' and New Top Level Domains,' footnote 72]</ref>

:* August 2000: "Successful TLD applications should 'preserve the stability of the Internet': They should eliminate or minimize the effects of technical failures in registry or registrar operations, and they should steer clear of anything that challenged ICANN’s position as proprietor of the root zone. Staff will favor TLDs that help advance the “proof of concept” ICANN sought, providing useful information regarding the feasibility and utility of different types of new TLDs, procedures for launching them, registry-registrar models, business models, and internal policy structures."<ref>[http://www.icann.org/tlds/tld-criteria-15aug00.html Criteria for Assessing TLD Proposals (Aug. 15, 2000)]</ref><ref>[https://arxiv.org/ftp/cs/papers/0109/0109099.pdf Jonathan Weinberg, "ICANN, 'Internet Stability,' and New Top Level Domains,' footnote 72]</ref>