Re: [antitrust-policy] back to what problem are we trying to solve

"John Levine" <johnl@taugh.com> Sat, 21 January 2012 00:31 UTC

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Subject: Re: [antitrust-policy] back to what problem are we trying to solve
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>What difference do you see between paid membership and paid meeting fees?

Most of the IETF's work happens on mailing lists like this one.  I
realize it would take a dimwitted set of conspirators to do their
conspiring in a written medium that has a public realtime archive, but
that hasn't stopped people before.

So anyway, can someone please explain what problem we're trying to solve here.

Is it to reduce the chance that the IETF is involved in an antitrust legal case?

Is it to reduce the chance that IETF participants get themselves or their employers
involved in a legal case?

Is it to improve awareness of anti-trust law, to help people be good citizens?

Something else?

R's,
John

PS: "All of the above" is not a helpful answer, since that would equally apply to
the anti-marijuana policy.