Re: [arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandemics/Emergencies/Crises

John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> Sat, 09 May 2020 20:03 UTC

Date: Sat, 09 May 2020 20:03:48 -0000
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From: John Levine <johnl@taugh.com>
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Cleverness: some
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Subject: Re: [arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandemics/Emergencies/Crises
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In article <20200508153318.GK62020@faui48f.informatik.uni-erlangen.de>,
Toerless Eckert  <tte@cs.fau.de> wrote:
>... to me the ISOC call for proposals looks like
>very much baked to favour established administrative entities (must be
>able to have track record to manage the money). Aka: I fear it will
>exclude core technical innovators that have not managed to build up
>a bureaucracy large enough to deal with money that way. Too bad.
>
>Managing the money is a service that ISOC should be able to provide
>to innovators.

I expect it won't be a surprise to hear that since the ISOC foundation
is in the U.S., it has to follow U.S. law.

Also, 501(c)(3) is not very difficult to qualify for.  There are over
a million registered non-profits in the U.S., and while a few are
large, 75% of them have annual budgets under $50K.

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[arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandemics/… Guntur Wiseno Putra
Re: [arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandem… John Day
Re: [arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandem… Toerless Eckert
Re: [arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandem… S Moonesamy
Re: [arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandem… John Levine
[arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandemics/… Guntur Wiseno Putra
Re: [arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandem… S Moonesamy
Re: [arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandem… wjgo_10009@btinternet.com
Re: [arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandem… Andrew Sullivan
Re: [arch-d] The Internet Architecture for Pandem… Guntur Wiseno Putra