On 7/13/16, 3:50 PM, "ietf on behalf of Paul Wouters" <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx on behalf of paul@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Honestly, I don't remember. There was some presentation I listed to at > one of the IETF's and it appealed to me and I wanted to donate. I thought > it would do something new and different. I did not expect to be paying > "some extra IETF fees". It was always about the IETF. If you have concerns, I suggest you have a 1:1 exchange with Kathy or someone else from ISOC. Here was the original pitch from 2012: https://www.ietf.org/mail-archive/web/ietf-announce/current/msg10552.html And the original site at that time: https://web.archive.org/web/20120804202615/http://www.openinternetendowment.org/ The IETF Chair at the time (Russ), wrote: Today at IETF 84 in Vancouver, Lynn St. Amour and I announced the creation of the Open Internet Endowment and its initial campaign focused on ensuring the IETF's long-term financial health and continued independence. The web site is up and running. It offers more information and accepts contributions. http://www.openinternetendowment.org The Open Internet Endowment has been established by the Internet Society, with the support and direction of IETF leadership, based on discussions that have taken place over the past several years. This announcement is intended as a "family launch" to the IETF community. It gives our community an opportunity to be a "first supporter" of this effort. The "family launch" will end when we make a public announcement in the near future. Please consider supporting this effort and making a donation today! Thanks for all you do for the Internet, Russ