James Carlson <james.d.carlson@xxxxxxx> writes: > YAO writes: >> joining the IETF is luxury for individual. > [...] >> it seems that IETF is becoming a wealthy club. > > I agree it's a shame, but I disagree with your conclusions. The IETF > isn't a membership organization. You don't pay any dues to belong to > it, and there's no requirement to go to any meeting in order to be a > full participant. > > The official business of the IETF is still conducted -- for free and > without discrimination -- on open mailing lists. I hope it always > remains that way. Physical attendance is a requirement to be able to participate in the NOMCOM process in the IETF, so I would disagree that you don't have to attend meetings in order to be a full participant. /Simon _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf