> From: Andrew Sullivan <a...@anvilwalrusden.com> > > > The critical difference is that the IETF is an organization of > > *buyers* rather than an organization of *sellers*. > > Without wishing to be nasty, I will point out that we have way more > vendors than operators participating in our standards development.
That is actually what I mean... By "sellers" I mean "sellers of telecommunications services". The equipment vendors generally favor the interests of the "buyers of telecommunications services", who are their customers. Dale
