Re: [arch-d] possible new IAB programme on Internet resilience

[S Moonesamy <[e-mail]>]

Hi Andrew,
At 10:57 AM 28-12-2019, Andrew Campling wrote:
>To clarify, I am not advocating that the IAB or IETF addresses 
>policy considerations, quite the reverse: I believe that policy 
>considerations would be better addressed elsewhere and that the 
>technical requirements arising from these are subsequently addressed 
>by the IETF and other bodies as appropriate.  The present situation, 
>where the IETF maintains that it does not address policy 
>considerations but, lacking guidance from a properly constituted and 
>qualified body, nevertheless makes technical decisions that are 
>based on inferred policy positions is unsatisfactory.

Thank you for the clarification.

There are non-technical considerations for some IAB decisions.  There 
was, for example, a statement about to free flow of information and 
jurisdiction, and stakeholders.  One of the points in that statement 
is that, in some cases, policy or business expertise is 
necessary.  The free flow of information was a topic of discussion in 
the IGF.  It might be difficult to gain agreement on whether that 
topic is related to the proposed IAB programme.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy