Hi George,
At 04:26 PM 30-06-2022, George Michaelson wrote:
I for one, hoped the opportunity to *deliberately* incorporate in a
non-US location would be taken, for several I* and other NFP bodies.
That it never happened continues to make me wonder what it is, about
US legal incorporation I don't understand, that makes US people prefer
it over all other incorporation. I suspect the only answer is "its the
one they know"
I know a lot of this is also convenience and history. But there are
times to review both history, and convenience, and seriously consider
the alternatives for their cost:benefit.
There was a comment about where to incorporate the IETF legal
structure around 2018. The IETF did not exist [1] around that time
and it was probably a good time to have that discussion. I doubt
that the matter was thoroughly discussed. There is, as you
mentioned, the cost benefit aspect to consider in choosing a
jurisdiction. There were a law or regulation which affected IETF
participation after that. The IAB made some changes in response to that.
As an unrelated comment, there is a change being proposed for the
IETF Trust. I haven't been able to look into that yet.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
1. It is debatable.
