Re: [tlp-interest] Notice of Proposed Amendment to IETF Trust Bylaws

[Brian E Carpenter <[e-mail]>]

On 21-Nov-23 08:07, Russ Housley wrote:
> I have a minor concern with this definition:
> 
> “IETF” means the Internet Engineering Task Force as constituted in accordance with
> their Best Current Practice (BCP) documents 9, 10, and 101 (BCP 9, BCP 10, BCP 101) and any
> duly approved successor documents thereto.

That seems like unneccesary verbiage to me. The original Trust agreement simply said:

“IETF” means the Internet Engineering Task Force, which is dedicated to the development and publication of Internet standards, specifications and related documents on a charitable, non-profit basis.

Why isn't that enough?

      Brian

> 
> If an additional BCP is written and approve that is not a successor to one of these BCPs, will the by-laws need to be amended to add it to this list?  Is there wording that would avoid that step?
> 
> Russ
> 
> 
>> On Nov 9, 2023, at 4:45 AM, The IETF Trust <[e-mail]> wrote:
>>
>> As presented at the IETF 118 Plenary by the IETF Trust,  the Trustees intend to add a 60-day notice before adoption restriction to amendments to the Trust's bylaws.
>>
>> This 60-day notice is a new restriction not included in the original IETF Trust Agreement and is intended as a safeguard against bylaw amendments being made without awareness by the bodies that appoint the 5 IETF Trustee -  the IESG, IETF NOMCOM, ISOC Board of Trustees, and announced more broadly through the IETF Announcements list.
>>
>> This is also being announced on the IETF Trust's web site.
>>     https://trustee.ietf.org/about/announcements/
>>
>> ---
>>
>> Notice of proposed Bylaw amendments on behalf of the IETF Trustees and the IETF Intellectual Property Management Corporation (IPMC).
>>
>> A proposed amended IPMC Bylaws have been published by the IETF Trustees that would make the following changes:
>>
>>    1. Introduce a 60-day notice of proposed amended IPMC Corporate Bylaws before a vote to adopt
>>
>>     2. Addition of definitions of the IETF and IETF LLC to the Front Matter
>>
>> There are no organizational or structural changes to the IMPC in the amended bylaws.
>>
>> Details on the proposed amended bylaws including a redlined version are available on the IETF Trust web site at:
>>   https://trustee.ietf.org/about/announcements/proposed-ipmc-bylaw-amendments/
>>
>> -- 
>>
>> Keeping with the spirit of the 60-day notice period before adoption, the IETF Trustees have decided to apply it to this proposal and adoption will not occur before 60 days after November 8, 2023.
>>
>> Given that no structural or organizational changes are being made, this is a notice only and not a broader consultation.
>>    
>> Comments may be directed to [e-mail].
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Glenn Deen,
>> IETF Trust Chair, IETF Intellectual Property Management Corporation President
>>
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