Hi, Dean. First, with your permission I'd like to forward your comments to the ietf list. This is not a promise or invitation to forward future comments, but you have made comments on an issue that the community rather than the IESG decides and for your comments to be considered they need to be made available to the community. I can answer some of your questions. The IETf learned of Brown's patent application on 2006-11-29. At the IESG telechat held the next day, the IESG decided to withdraw approval and the general direction of its mesage to the community. A significant delay was introduced while the IESG reviewed its note with the IETF's lawyer. Please note that Russ recused himself from the decisions regarding this draft. Also note that the 2006-11-30 meeting was well before Russ knew he would be appointed IETF chair. _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf