At 21:22 15-02-00 , Tim Salo wrote: >The original poster may, in a very real sense, actually be representing a >company, whether the IETF wants to believe it or not. > >Of course, that leads to the rather interesting dilemma that we don't know >whether an individual is speaking on behalf or his or her self or on behalf >of an organization, (again, even if we tell that person that _we_ know >which it is). The IETF philosophy has always been that a bunch of engineers get together via IETF to solve technical problems, largely aside from pecuniary and petty corporate interests. This does break down on occasion, but having this philosophy has (IMHO) helped the IETF be more productive than a lot of the alternative standards bodies, where people absolutely do represent a specific entity. This philosophy has also helped ensure that better technical solutions arise than would be the case otherwise, IMHO. The IETF is far from perfect, but its the best setup we've found so far. Regards, Ran [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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