On 6/30/22 23:33, John Levine 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 really wish that people would stop recycling this tired red herring.
There are two reasons that ISOC and the IETF don't move out of the US:
A. It would cost a fortune, like tens of millions of dollars in lost
revenue due changes in tax status of PIR which provides the bulk of
ISOC's income.
B. It wouldn't solve any real problems.
I really wish people would stop promoting denial about the
problems caused by having the IETF under US jurisdiction,
especially when the US is increasingly (a) unstable and (b) in
danger of becoming an authoritarian state.
Even admitting the cost to ISOC of moving outside the US, IETF
has changed funding models before, and it can do so again. If
IETF hopes to continue its mission, it needs to creatively explore
alternative ways of operating and funding itself from time to
time.
Keith
