Michael, > Previously, the tools team was effectively "managed" by the IAOC > subcommittee. Before that it sort-of-vaguely reported to the IETF Chair, which wasn't satisfactory at all. But I agree that it can't be free-floating in the long term, and the whole question of how volunteers relate to IASA needs to be sorted out by the LLC when it exists (IMHO). > If the tools team identified that there was paid > work that needed to be done, then it made the IAOC aware of that. > If I had a problem with the tools team, the IAOC was the place to complain > to. Is the path now via the IAD? IMHO, that is the only way that makes sense in IASA2.0, but this is probably the wrong list for that discussion. Regards Brian