> ... I believe that policy concerns are best addressed by > ISOC. Because ISOC's role in the standards process is at one > remove, it can work to educate legislatures and > administrations without appearing to favor one participant > over the other. That sounds wonderful, except that ISOC has no significant experience in that work and that work requires skill and experience. As has been commented to me repeatedly in recent months, when someone in government wants to obtain advice about the Internet and about Internet policy, they do not regularly consult ISOC. ISOC does not regularly testify in Congress. And so on. More generally, as folks postulate spiffy functions for ISOC, it might be worth asking where ISOC's expertise for that function has been demonstrated. That includes minor items like operational administration of a standards body. d/ -- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking +1.408.246.8253 dcrocker@... brandenburg.com _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf