On 2020-05-04 03:13, Toerless Eckert wrote: > Inline > > On Sat, May 02, 2020 at 11:56:31AM +0200, Leif Johansson wrote: >> I am not sure why having IETF around "forever" is a good thing. >> >> Personally I'd rather the IETF that goes away when it has outlived >> its usefulness than stick around forever funded by the "endowment" >> while keeping a priviledge class of "standards professionals" >> around to produce paperwork. > > IETF technologies are fueing almost all aspects of the economy across > the planet, far beyond the Internet. I think it is completely theoretical > idea that those technologies would not benefit from ongoing research, > architecture and standardization for the next 50 years or more. Thats right! I couldn't agree more! Thats why I don't think it was a good idea to arrange a funding stream that is divorced from the core values of the Internet. MVH leifj
