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Eliot Lear <lear@lear.ch> Wed, 07 October 2026 18:01 UTC

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The reason I expanded the scope a little is that while I am fine with 
this document going through, I do think it helps to look at the issue 
holistically.

Eliot

On 07.10.2026 19:51, John R Levine wrote:
> On Wed, 7 Oct 2026, Eliot Lear wrote:
>> I agree, and my comment was addressing a practical reality.  I don't 
>> think the IETF is in a position to pay people to hold these 
>> positions.  There are of course both positives and negatives to 
>> employing decision makers.
>
> I think an equally important question is why being an AD is a full 
> time job, and whether we can change that so you don't need employer 
> support or a trust fund to do it.  My impression is that back in the 
> last millenium it wasn't.
>
> But now we've really strayed a long way from the topic.
>
> R's,
> John
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