BTW, the IASA has formulated its approach to this balance: http://koi.uoregon.edu/~iaoc/docs/IASA-Tao.pdf and it certainly doesn't include micro-managing the budget. Brian Sam Hartman wrote:
"Bob" == Bob Braden <braden@xxxxxxx> writes:Bob> I must confess that I did not quite understand your concerns Bob> (my fault, I am sure). Some discussions of the IETF Bob> administrative functions have bordered on micro-management, I Bob> believe, but I did not intend to suggest that you are doing Bob> so. I am always very wary of quotes out of context, Bob> particularly when the original text was carefully balanced Bob> between two opposing poles but the quoted paragraph supports Bob> only one pole. Ah, I see. I view the first paragraph as focused on financial independence and the second paragraph as focused on governance. I didn't seem them as balanced--more as related but addressing different aspects. Now, however I do see that there is a balance present and perhaps I should have included both. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
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