Re: Proposed Revisions to IETF Trust Administrative Procedures

John C Klensin wrote:

>--On Monday, 07 April, 2008 16:55 -0400 Ray Pelletier
><rpelletier@isoc.org> wrote:
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>>Fred Baker wrote:
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>>>On Apr 3, 2008, at 1:54 PM, John C Klensin wrote:
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>>>>Probably the Trust and/or IAOC procedures or charter should
>>>>be   modified so that, in the event of the demise of the
>>>>IAOC, the Trust   falls firmly under direct IETF control
>>>>(unless the IETF itself   ceases to exist).
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>>>The concept makes sense to me, but I'd be interested to
>>>understand   how that would be implemented. All decisions of
>>>the trust happen in   discussions on the IETF mailing list,
>>>and the consensus of the   community as determined by J i m F
>>>l e m i n g rules?
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>>As Jorge pointed out:
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>>This is covered by Section 6.1(c) of the Trust Agreement.  If
>>there are ever fewer than 3 Trustees, the IESG will appoint new
>>Trustees.  The existing Trustees do NOT become "permanent
>>appointments"
>>if the IAOC is dissolved.  Rather, the IESG would appoint 3
>>Trustees
>>until the IAOC or some successor is constituted.
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>But this is inconsistent with the text that you circulated,
>which said, in part,...
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>	"If at any time the IAOC ceases to exist, the Trustees
>	then in office shall remain in office and determine the
>	future of the Trust in accordance with the Trust
>	Agreement."
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>A common-sense reading of that statement says that, if the IAOC
>disappears, all Trustees stay in office and make decisions about
>the trust.   Jorge's comment and the Trust agreement seem to say
>that, if the IAOC ceases to exist, the Trustees (with the
>possible exception of the ISOC two) cease to be Trustees and it
>is then the responsibility of the IESG to appoint new Trustees
>who would "determine the future of the Trust".
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>All I'm asking about this is what others have asked -- that the
>text you propose (and any related administrative procedures that
>the Trustees have agreed on) be brought into line with the clear
>intent of the Trust and IAOC agreements.
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And that will be done,
Ray

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