The idea that we would not want to return to the current system sounds like an argument against the status quo, rather than in favor of it. To answer Melinda, yes, the FSF would probably try to get a person onto the IAB. Let us imagine that they did so. Either the person is a raving lunatic, in which case all that happens is that the effective membership of the IAB drops by one, or they are sensible. If they are sensible they would almost certainly end up being co-opted and end up exporting our world view to the FSF. On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 9:23 AM, Andrew Sullivan<ajs@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On Thu, Jun 11, 2009 at 06:32:56AM -0400, Melinda Shore wrote: > >> worth a shot. If MonsterCorp starts larding up the >> leadership with their own employees or it turns into >> a popularity contest it can be undone, > > I doubt that it can be undone once done. Any attempt to undo will be > decried as an attempt to hide something, move things into smoky back > rooms, &c. That will be especially true if it turns out that > companies who want to put resources into "getting people on the IESG" > (or whatever) are successful: they'll be able to use the same > resources to oppose changes that will undo that advantage. > > This isn't to say it's a bad idea (I haven't formed an opinion), but I > do think the move towards publicising these candidacies is a one-way > door. > > A > > -- > Andrew Sullivan > ajs@xxxxxxxxxxxx > Shinkuro, Inc. > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > -- -- New Website: http://hallambaker.com/ View Quantum of Stupid podcasts, Tuesday and Thursday each week, http://quantumofstupid.com/ _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf