This is very interesting.

Thank you Andrew
I regularly had the same question when I make representations on DNS and DNSSEC.

So in 2015 I wrote an article (in French) to explain why we have 13 instances of root servers. (https://ramanou.blogspot.com/2015/04/13-serveurs-racines-pour-internet.html).

It's important to have an official source on this question today.

Regards,
Ramanou BIAOU

Le jeu. 30 avr. 2020 à 14:45, Andrew McConachie <andrew.mcconachie@icann.org> a écrit :
Dear RSSAC Caucus Members,

According to the RSSAC Work Plan the RSSAC should update its FAQ before December every year. 
<https://www.icann.org/en/system/files/files/rssac-work-plan-05feb20-en.pdf>

Recently the RSSAC recieved a question via the ask-rssac@icann.org mailing address concerning why the limit of 13 root servers had been set in the 1990s. Through researching that question with the help of input from community members we developed a new answer for this question in the RSSAC FAQ. Rather than just update that single question in the FAQ the RSSAC Admin Committee decided to use this as an opportunity to update the entire FAQ for 2020. 

The current FAQ:
<https://www.icann.org/groups/rssac/faq

The draft new FAQ:
<https://docs.google.com/document/d/13znyayqFMBXxPIRrKbhyQDk1dO7LOy9oFwedy-oj2gY/edit?usp=sharing

Please review the new Draft FAQ and provide any input by May 14th, 2020.

Thanks,
Andrew


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