Re: IETF Endowment update

[Russ Housley <[e-mail]>]

As the first donor to the the Open Internet Endowment on 30 July 2012, I am pleased to see this name change.  It removes any ambiguity about the purpose of the funds.

Kathy has already said that she will “see what can be done” for anyone that has made a contribution thinking it was a different scope.

Regarding the concern that John Klensin raised about Internet organizations that have too much money, I cannot imagine this endowmwnr being that successful.  However, if it were, I would argue for reduced meeting fees to encourage the broadest possible participation in face-to-face meetings.

Russ


On Jul 14, 2016, at 9:12 AM, Livingood, Jason <[e-mail]> wrote:
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> It was always about the IETF. If you have concerns, I suggest you have a 1:1 exchange with Kathy or someone else from ISOC. Here was the original pitch from 2012:
> https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf-announce/current/msg10552.html 
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> And the original site at that time: https://web.archive.org/web/20120804202615/http://www.openinternetendowment.org/ 
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> The IETF Chair at the time (Russ), wrote: 
> Today at IETF 84 in Vancouver, Lynn St. Amour and I announced the creation of the Open Internet Endowment and its initial campaign focused on ensuring the IETF's long-term financial health and continued independence. The web site is up and running.  It offers more information and accepts contributions.
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> 	http://www.openinternetendowment.org
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> The Open Internet Endowment has been established by the Internet Society, with the support and direction of IETF leadership, based on discussions that have taken place over the past several years. This announcement is intended as a "family launch" to the IETF community. It gives our community an opportunity to be a "first supporter" of this effort.  The "family launch" will end when we make a public announcement in the near future.
> 
> Please consider supporting this effort and making a donation today!
> 
> Thanks for all you do for the Internet,
>   Russ 
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