Re: [Ianaplan] Process concern regarding the IETF proposal development process

[Miles Fidelman <[e-mail]>]

Andrew Sullivan wrote:
> On Sun, Jan 25, 2015 at 09:51:55PM -0500, Miles Fidelman wrote:
>> No... that's not crystal clear.  What's crystal clear is that the WG
>> leadership, and a majority of participants, felt that it was beyond its
>> charter to comment on legal and contractual issues, and didn't want to get
>> into them.
> I guess we disagree about this.  I will say, however, that the idea
> that a WG could negotiate a contract seems to me a little optimistic.
> As I understand it, that very difficulty is the reason the IETF came
> up with the IAOC in the first place.
>
Well, on that later note, all I can say is that every time I get 
involved in a proposal effort, lots of people review the terms and 
conditions section, and provide input to council - we don't treat it as 
out-of-scope.

Cheers,

Miles


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