>>>>> "Brian" == Brian E Carpenter <brc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Brian> I think that is not really a concern. If someone has a Brian> grievance that is serious enough for them to hire a lawyer Brian> to make a complaint, no words in an RFC will stop them. But Brian> the right words in an RFC will allow the IAD to say: Brian> "If you have any complaints, please contact the IAOC." [I Brian> believe the current words allow this.] Brian> and the IAOC to say, very rapidly, Brian> "We've looked at your complaint and concluded that it is Brian> out of scope of RFC xxxx." Brian> I don't think the current words allow that, because they Brian> are very broad. We could fix this concern quite easily, by Brian> adding Contract awards and employment decisions may not be Brian> appealed using this process. I could not support that change. I think it is entirely reasonable to review a contract decision and conclude that procedures need to be changed. I think doing so regularly would be very problematic. --Sam _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf