John > On 10/06/2020, at 7:50 AM, John C Klensin <john-ietf@xxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi. > > I was just reminded that, when I registered for IETF 108, I > noticed that I was asked to agree to two things that seemed new. > The first is probably unimportant but IANAL and it is still a > change. The second seems problematic. > > (1) If I recall (I was tired and might easily have been > confused), the language about the Note Well statement has > changed to require agreement to the statement itself, not just > that it was read and understood. If so, I hope the new language > was cleared with counsel because I believe we were warned in the > past that we should treat that statement simply as a collection > of pointers, not an authority in itself. That is the reason > why, e.g., we reference specific RFCs or BCPs in I-Ds and RFC > boilerplate rather than pointing to the Note Well. The registration form at https://registration.ietf.org/registration/108/new/remote/ asks you to tick "I have read and understand the IETF Note Well" - is that not what you were expecting or have I missed something? > > (2) There is a very specific and, as far as I know, completely > new, prohibition against distribution or broadcasting of any > meeting-related discussion or events. That seems like a giant > step away from the IETF's tradition of openness and free > availability of materials. I need to check, but I think the intent there was to restrict livestreaming and nothing else as the combination of live streaming + open jabber rooms would effectively allow participation without registration. Once I’ve reviewed I will get that corrected. Jay -- Jay Daley IETF Executive Director jay@xxxxxxxx
