This isn't fun anymore.. I can't tell whether you're serious or not :-( On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Dave Crocker wrote: [...] > This suggests that it would entirely reasonable to consider > introducing cost-recovery charging for participation in some or all of > the IETF's other activities. > > I said "consider". That means that the idea, itself, does not violate > IETF precepts. Of course, particular choices need to be balanced > carefully, against other IETF precepts. We don't not want the solution > to our financial problems to destroy our productivity or quality. > > My own feeling is that we must not charge for RFC publication. The > quantity is pretty small, and the bulk of the RFCs represent IETF work > product. > > On the other hand, I-Ds and IETF mailing lists have large volume and > not much filtering prior to issuance. This means that it is likely to > be fair and productive to push the direct costs onto the individual > contributors. > > Choosing to charge for things like I-D authorship or mailing list > posting (or subscription) carries some practical challenges. In > particular how do we charge efficiently and authentically? So this > makes the considerations even more delicate. > > I suspect we can find a reasonable set of mechanisms and prices. > > > d/ > -- > Dave Crocker <mailto:dcrocker@brandenburg.com> > Brandenburg InternetWorking <http://www.brandenburg.com> > Sunnyvale, CA USA <tel:+1.408.246.8253>, <fax:+1.866.358.5301> > > -- Pekka Savola "You each name yourselves king, yet the Netcore Oy kingdom bleeds." Systems. Networks. Security. -- George R.R. Martin: A Clash of Kings
