Patrice,
You ask a relevant historical question, so let me try my hand at an answer.
The history here is like this. Vint Cerf set up something called the
Internet Configuration Control Board (ICCB) in the late 1970s when we were
both at DARPA. It was intended to be an informal group that would
will choose to
establish one if it becomes clear that this is the best construct for the IETF?
I do agree that the term "belonging to the IETF" is not the best language
to use, given the IETF's decision not to formalize its legal status at
this time.
H
IETF" is not the best language
to use, given the IETF's decision not to formalize its legal status at
this time.
Harald
--On 3. februar 2005 07:45 -0500 Robert Kahn <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I continue to remain concerned that the BCP is not flexible
sponsibility for managing
IETF assets in the first instance, even if the IAOC were to delegate the
day to day administrative tasks such as sublicensing to others (e.g. to the
IAD).
Bob
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From: "Patrice Lyons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Robert Kahn" <
The following text largely tracks the message I posted to the IETF list
on Tuesday afternoon, but it differs primarily in that the set of
proposed additional IAOC Responsibilities (at the end of the message)
have been tightened up as well as expanded based on numerous comments
that I've received
It was recently pointed out that issues concerning confidentiality of
information may not have been adequately addressed; patent submissions
may also place additional constraints and restrictions on what
individuals and organizations can do with intellectual property. Indeed,
this is but one as
The most helpful aspect of this exercise is that is is helping to define
with the IETF what it wants to happen going forward. With good will and a
certain amount of professionalism on all sides, I don't think it should be
too hard to get from here to there.
I agree that this is about the future
I have not been involved in the public discussion of the IETF
restructuring on this list so far, other than to make a plea at the most
recent IETF plenary in San Diego to consider the various issues that are
relevant to making any decisions about future restructuring. However, it
would appear tha
Vint,
The internetting terminology was in existence as we wrote the tcp paper in
1973, but the internetting project got on the books formally in 1974, i
think. I'd have to do a bit of digging to be sure.
bob
At 03:04 AM 1/15/2003 -0500, vinton g. cerf wrote:
My first recollection of the docume
