Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-15 Thread John C Klensin
--On Tuesday, 07 September, 2004 11:35 -0700 Aaron Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sep 5, 2004, at 4:15 PM, Sam Hartman wrote: I do not think that recommendation 7 in scenario B is a good idea. I believe that plenary time is full enough without crowding it more. What about a

Re: There is no proposal on the table for *IETF* incorporation (Was: Explosive bolts [Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring]

2004-09-13 Thread Lynn St.Amour
At 4:49 PM -0500 9/8/04, Pete Resnick wrote: On 9/8/04 at 4:54 PM -0400, Lynn St.Amour wrote: Should the IETF incorporate as a separate entity... To date, there has been no proposal, in Carl's document or otherwise as far as I know, for *the IETF* to incorporate as a separate entity. There have

Re: Explosive bolts [Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring]

2004-09-08 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Carl Malamud wrote: like many things outside the core technical field, these things are hard, and harder than they look, and hard enough that you need a better lawyer. as long as IETF remains an unincorporated association, i think you need every new IESG and IAB member to add their signature to

Re: Explosive bolts [Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring]

2004-09-08 Thread John C Klensin
--On Wednesday, 08 September, 2004 09:21 +0200 Brian E Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Carl Malamud wrote: like many things outside the core technical field, these things are hard, and harder than they look, and hard enough that you need a better lawyer. as long as IETF remains an

Re: Explosive bolts [Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring]

2004-09-08 Thread Harald Tveit Alvestrand
--On onsdag, september 08, 2004 08:55:26 -0400 John C Klensin [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And that's exactly why the liability insurance policy held by ISOC covers IETF officials today. Would someone who actually knows or can find out care to comment on whether the insurance would cover such

Re: Explosive bolts [Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring]

2004-09-08 Thread Lynn St.Amour
At 8:55 AM -0400 9/8/04, John C Klensin wrote: --On Wednesday, 08 September, 2004 09:21 +0200 Brian E Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: And that's exactly why the liability insurance policy held by ISOC covers IETF officials today. Would someone who actually knows or can find out care to

There is no proposal on the table for *IETF* incorporation (Was: Explosive bolts [Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring]

2004-09-08 Thread Pete Resnick
On 9/8/04 at 4:54 PM -0400, Lynn St.Amour wrote: Should the IETF incorporate as a separate entity... To date, there has been no proposal, in Carl's document or otherwise as far as I know, for *the IETF* to incorporate as a separate entity. There have been proposals to incorporate a body to deal

Re: There is no proposal on the table for *IETF* incorporation (Was: Explosive bolts [Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring]

2004-09-08 Thread Margaret Wasserman
Hi Pete, At 6:17 PM -0400 9/8/04, Margaret Wasserman wrote: To date, there has been no proposal, in Carl's document or otherwise as far as I know, for *the IETF* to incorporate as a separate entity. There have been proposals to incorporate a body to deal with IETF administrative functions (like

Explosive bolts [Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring]

2004-09-07 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Here's a version of what the explosive bolts could look like. Firstly, note that the IETF (*not* the ISOC) signed an MOU with ICANN on March 1st 2000. Fred Baker signed it as IETF Chair, I signed it as IAB Chair, and Mike Roberts signed it as ICANN President. The IETF lawyer and the ICANN lawyer

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-07 Thread Brian E Carpenter
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 6 sep 2004, at 07.31, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. I think that we shouldn't broaden the discussion at this time ( as Avri suggested ), on the grounds of keeping things simple. I understand the desire to keep thing simple and that Carl is attempting a simple fix to a

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-07 Thread avri
On 7 sep 2004, at 02.13, Brian E Carpenter wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm very puzzled. I though those two extremes were exactly described by scenarios A and D. Perhaps I misread, but while I saw that A and D are the extremes of the scenarios represented to date, I was suggesting is that

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-07 Thread Margaret Wasserman
I believe that the difference between what Avri is discussing and what is discussed in Carl's draft is that Avri is talking about incorporating the IETF (the standards function), either as part of ISOC or as an independent entity, not just the administrative support function. Carl's draft

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-07 Thread Sam Hartman
Hi. First I'd like to start off by saying that I think Carl's document is a very good start for discussing these options. I support the recommendations made in section 3. I believe they are well justified and would be a great step in the right direction. Section 3 talks about clarifying the

Re: Explosive bolts [Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring]

2004-09-07 Thread Paul Vixie
[EMAIL PROTECTED] (Brian E Carpenter) writes: ... Firstly, note that the IETF (*not* the ISOC) signed an MOU with ICANN on March 1st 2000. Fred Baker signed it as IETF Chair, I signed it as IAB Chair, and Mike Roberts signed it as ICANN President. The IETF lawyer and the ICANN lawyer were

Re: Explosive bolts [Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring]

2004-09-07 Thread Carl Malamud
like many things outside the core technical field, these things are hard, and harder than they look, and hard enough that you need a better lawyer. as long as IETF remains an unincorporated association, i think you need every new IESG and IAB member to add their signature to all current MoU's

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-07 Thread Aaron Falk
On Sep 5, 2004, at 4:15 PM, Sam Hartman wrote: I do not think that recommendation 7 in scenario B is a good idea. I believe that plenary time is full enough without crowding it more. What about a 'business meeting' that is scheduled in wg slot or even on Sunday? I understand that there may be

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-07 Thread Sam Hartman
Aaron == Aaron Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Aaron On Sep 5, 2004, at 4:15 PM, Sam Hartman wrote: I do not think that recommendation 7 in scenario B is a good idea. I believe that plenary time is full enough without crowding it more. Aaron What about a 'business

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-07 Thread Leslie Daigle
: Options for IETF administrative restructuring Scott writes: ... snip ... I think that option C brings little useful to the table. I fail to see that incorporating the organizer of the IETF admin functions solves any existing problem that is not better and more easily solved by options A or B

RE: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-07 Thread Steve Crocker
] Subject: Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring I'd like to provide one point of important clarification: the ISOC trustees appointed by the IETF do *not* represent the IETF. So, while I agree firmly that the IETF's relationship to ISOC is closer than the IETF's relationship

RE: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-07 Thread Fred Baker
- From: Leslie Daigle [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 07, 2004 6:09 PM To: Steve Crocker Cc: 'Wijnen, Bert (Bert)'; [EMAIL PROTECTED]'.cnri.reston.va.us; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring I'd like to provide one point

RE: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-06 Thread Wijnen, Bert (Bert)
Falk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 02:53 To: Wijnen, Bert (Bert) Cc: Scott Bradner; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring On Sep 3, 2004, at 3:06 PM, Wijnen, Bert (Bert) wrote: If we were to go for option C, then in my

RE: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-06 Thread graham . travers
All, My two cents worth... 1. I'm inclined to prefer option A or B, on the grounds of keeping things simple ( BUT see point 4, below ). 2. I think that we shouldn't broaden the discussion at this time ( as Avri suggested ), on the grounds of keeping things simple. 3. These choices don't

RE: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-06 Thread Margaret Wasserman
Hi Graham, I'd like to make a couple of comments on your post -- not to argue with you (because I think we are in basic agreement), but just to clarify my earlier comments. At 12:31 PM +0100 9/6/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 4. However, Margaret has written about problems with existing

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-06 Thread Eliot Lear
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, My two cents worth... 5. Section 3.1 of Carl's Report ( Page 20 ) states Evaluation of applicants might consist of a search committee appointed by the IETF Chair. Isn't the appointment of committee members what the IETF empowers the Nomcom for ? Not any

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-06 Thread Brian E Carpenter
- From: Aaron Falk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 02:53 To: Wijnen, Bert (Bert) Cc: Scott Bradner; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring On Sep 3, 2004, at 3:06 PM, Wijnen, Bert (Bert) wrote: If we were to go for option C, then in my

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-06 Thread avri
On 6 sep 2004, at 07.31, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 2. I think that we shouldn't broaden the discussion at this time ( as Avri suggested ), on the grounds of keeping things simple. I understand the desire to keep thing simple and that Carl is attempting a simple fix to a single problem. However,

RE: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-06 Thread John C Klensin
Graham, One comment... more, perhaps to come, or already covered by others. --On Monday, 06 September, 2004 12:31 +0100 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All, My two cents worth... 1. I'm inclined to prefer option A or B, on the grounds of keeping things simple ( BUT see point 4, below ). ...

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-06 Thread Pete Resnick
On 9/6/04 at 3:11 PM +0200, Brian E Carpenter wrote: The benefit of C is (in my opinion) that it does not assume a default (strong) relationship, but that it requires both organisations to actively want to continue/renew the relationship every so many years. And such checkpoints are nice and

Re: What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-05 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Avri, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On 2 sep 2004, at 07.11, Brian E Carpenter wrote: Yes that would be helpful. Well, I don't agree. I think it would defocus the discussion (which is about putting the IETF's administration onto a business-like basis). IMHO the only case in which we should discuss the

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-05 Thread Aaron Falk
On Sep 3, 2004, at 3:06 PM, Wijnen, Bert (Bert) wrote: If we were to go for option C, then in my personal view, it would have the serious benefit that we are ALWAYS (from day 1) responsible to make sure things work well. And we need to re-negotiate every so often if we want to keep the

Re: What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-04 Thread Dean Anderson
On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote: I think the IETF also has paid employees. Aren't these people paid by the ISOC? If not, please correct this information. The IETF does not have paid employees. ISOC has paid employees, but they do not work for the IETF. Foretec has paid

Re: What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-03 Thread Adrian Farrel
Harald wrote... Foretec has paid employees doing the secretariat job. One of the transparency problems can be seen at https://www1.ietf.org/secretariat.html The Secretariat is hosted by the Corporation for National Research Initiatives. It can be reached at: IETF

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-03 Thread scott bradner
For what it's worth I feel about the same way that Brian does about the restructuring options. I think that both options A B make sense, could be done quickly and would be a positive step in regularizing the relationship of the IETF to its admin functions. Both options provide a way for the

A different cut [was Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring]

2004-09-03 Thread Leslie Daigle
Here's my *personal* perspective on reviewing the scenarios Carl's laid out. By my reading, Scenario A says: an existing organization, ISOC, will bear the responsibility for the administrative support of the IETF, as an extension of its existing commitment to the IETF. Scenario B says: Scenario

RE: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-03 Thread Wijnen, Bert (Bert)
Scott writes: ... snip ... I think that option C brings little useful to the table. I fail to see that incorporating the organizer of the IETF admin functions solves any existing problem that is not better and more easily solved by options A or B. Option C mostly adds the complication and

RE: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-03 Thread Steve Crocker
: RE: Options for IETF administrative restructuring Scott writes: ... snip ... I think that option C brings little useful to the table. I fail to see that incorporating the organizer of the IETF admin functions solves any existing problem that is not better and more easily solved

Core Problems/First Principles (was: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-03 Thread Margaret Wasserman
Hi All, Like most people who have been involved in these discussions over the past couple of years, I have my own personal views on the core problems facing the IETF's administrative support functions and what we should do to resolve them. As we have worked through these issues, it has become

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-09-02 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote: Christian, ... 3/ Do we have an analysis of the policy implications in bringing responsibility for the administration of Internet Standards negotiation into the same body that is responsible for their oversight (via appointment of IAB and Trustee appeal role)?

What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-02 Thread Harald Tveit Alvestrand
--On torsdag, september 02, 2004 12:01:35 +0200 Brian E Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christian also implies the converse question: would scenarios C D reduce a hypothetical existing conflict of interest for the ISOC trusteees? Again, I don't see why. Firstly, I don't think there is an

RE: What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-02 Thread Christian de Larrinaga
Harald Tveit Alvestrand Sent: 02 September 2004 11:16 --On torsdag, september 02, 2004 12:01:35 +0200 Brian E Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christian also implies the converse question: would scenarios C D reduce a hypothetical existing conflict of interest for the ISOC

Re: What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-02 Thread Brian E Carpenter
Christian de Larrinaga wrote: Harald Tveit Alvestrand Sent: 02 September 2004 11:16 --On torsdag, september 02, 2004 12:01:35 +0200 Brian E Carpenter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Christian also implies the converse question: would scenarios C D reduce a hypothetical existing conflict of interest

Re: What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-02 Thread Scott Bradner
Harald sed: scenarios C and D envision incorporating the *support function* for the IETF. The IETF would remain an undefined entity under these scenarios. I've had another suggestion that the IETF (the real technical process entity) should become a formally recognizable entity of

Re: What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-02 Thread Susan Harris
If people want that possibility described, please speak up - Carl has the pen ready Yes that would be helpful. Well, I don't agree. I think it would defocus the discussion (which is about putting the IETF's administration onto a business-like basis). IMHO the only case in which

Re: What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-02 Thread Carl Malamud
Harald sed: scenarios C and D envision incorporating the *support function* for the IETF. The IETF would remain an undefined entity under these scenarios. I've had another suggestion that the IETF (the real technical process entity) should become a formally recognizable

Re: What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-02 Thread Susan Harris
Just so we're clear, that was my going-in assumption and I've kept that throughout the analysis. Any of the structures I've outlined Understood. can be focused strictly on administrative support (just like any of the structures could be corrupted to reach beyond that focus). That's why I

Re: What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-02 Thread Fred Baker
At 06:55 AM 09/02/04 -0700, Carl Malamud wrote: Perceptions are always important. Under Scenario's A and B, likewise, the Internet Society probably gets to be a target. The ISOC is a target anyway, as the RFCs have a copyright notice in them with ISOC's name in it.

Re: What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-02 Thread Dean Anderson
On Thu, 2 Sep 2004, Harald Tveit Alvestrand wrote: scenarios C and D envision incorporating the *support function* for the IETF. The IETF would remain an undefined entity under these scenarios. I've had another suggestion that the IETF (the real technical process entity) should become a

Re: What to incorporate (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-09-02 Thread scott bradner
I think the IETF also has paid employees the IETF currently has no employees (paid or otherwise) Scott ___ Ietf mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf

Re: Venue selection (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-08-31 Thread Michael Richardson
-BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE- Iljitsch == Iljitsch van Beijnum [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Iljitsch - meeting status: decided, under consideration, open - Iljitsch date specific constraints, such as the continent that has Iljitsch been selected - up to date numbers for hotel

Venue selection (Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring)

2004-08-30 Thread Harald Tveit Alvestrand
Thanks for your comments, Jordi! I'm replying to part of your note, and changing the subject line to get different topics on different threads. I do think we need some kind of IETF consensus on the criteria for venue selection - and once we have that documented consensus, we need to

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-08-29 Thread JORDI PALET MARTINEZ
Daigle [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: Harald Tveit Alvestrand [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, August 26, 2004 7:53 AM Subject: Options for IETF administrative restructuring Hello, IETF community. Attached is the document we promised you in San Diego - a report from our

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-08-27 Thread Leslie Daigle
John, We are in agreement that key strategic decisions have to be made with the informed consent of the community. Harald and I have made the commitment to put as much on the table as is possible to have a rational open discussion that should come before that consent phase. That's the commitment

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-08-27 Thread Paul Vixie
leslie, you wrote, in response to john: We are in agreement that key strategic decisions have to be made with the informed consent of the community. Harald and I have made the commitment to put as much on the table as is possible ... let me quote from california's sunshine law: The

Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-08-26 Thread Leslie Daigle
[This is a re-send of a message I sent last night; that message is caught in the list moderation queue because the attachment put it over the message size limit. It should appear on the list... sometime. The Internet-Draft may appear in the archive before then. In the meantime, there are

Re: Options for IETF administrative restructuring

2004-08-26 Thread John C Klensin
Leslie and Harald, I would like to make one suggestion about this process. For suggestions about substance, I will, of course, wait for the final -00 version of the draft. This note is deliberately being sent before I have done so because I don't want my remarks to be biased by how I feel