I don't understand why this discussion keeps going on and on, much less why it started in the first place. Folks, surely we have more important issues of Internet technology to talk about, rather than jaw-boning about a task that we have delegated to a competant organization. That organization has in general done an excellent job over the past many years, and I for one am confident they will continue. They are sensitive to input, but they get the job done. Site selection and contracting requires a difficult balancing act to perform, between the ideal and the real. As far as I can see, they do a much better job of than the IETF could possibly hope for. I am thankful for their dedication and expertise. Let's stop spending our resources micro-managing the Secretariat, and deal with the problems that we are supposed to be solving. Bob Braden _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf