On 01/16/2009 06:16 PM, Ian G:
What is the difference? A complaint is a dispute as far as I can see.
Dispute:
"A controversy or dispute occurs when parties actively disagree, argue
about, or debate, a matter of opinion. Controversies can range in size
from private disputes between two individuals to large-scale
disagreements between societies."
There are other definitions for "Disputes". A dispute happens between
different parties and "dispute resolution" is the process of resolving
disputes between parties.
Once you name a CA and put in a "complaint" about its practices, this is
a dispute.
Complaint:
"A complaint is an expression of displeasure, most likely accompanied
with a claim made about another party."
Now, just to make it clear, I'm all in favor to have formal rules and
procedures applied, but I don't agree on the scope and aims of your
proposal.
Mozilla might be party to a dispute, but in no way can provide dispute
resolution. Mozilla can decide to perform certain actions by being a
party to a dispute between itself and a CA (which requires active
disagreement between those two). Mozilla can not act as an instance for
dispute resolution between subscribers, relying parties, certification
authorities and itself. With Mozilla itself being a relying party, the
most, it can be party to a dispute.
Mozilla has its own interests as a relying party, whose interests might
not necessarily be the same interests as those of other relying parties.
However Mozilla might decide to perform certain actions, based upon
knowledge due to a complaint, in order to protect its own interests.
There is an inherent difference between this and your proposal I think.
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Signer: Eddy Nigg, StartCom Ltd.
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