On Thu 01/Nov/2012 18:31:47 -0400 Russ Housley wrote: > A formal policy requires IETF consensus, and it would be published > as a BCP in the RFC series. Isn't that's something the IETF will have do in any case, sooner or later? AFAICU, standardization is about establishing the competition rules. Key concepts, such as open and fair participation to such activity, are already treated in some BCPs. Why would antitrust be exempted? > Please review the FAQ, and if you discover any issues raise them in > response to this message. Technical details of new protocols are an example of competitive information. When patents are involved, that would belong to the last bullet of question 3, "procurement and purchasing". Thus, sharing such info might sound as a precursor to collusion. However, question 6 cannot be applied to this case.