Well, [anonymous] is referring to an alternative interpretation c) which I didn't want to suggest in my first message. If such is the case, Hallam-Baker concluding remark puts him in the bunch of commentators who don't like DNSSEC for various reasons, including its superimposition of secure delegations over the name hierarchy. Then what? Distaste of DNSSEC security model has little to do with the politics of deploying DNSSEC as it is designed. Regards, - Thierry Moreau