John C Klensin <john-ietf@xxxxxxx> wrotes:
> In particular, if that company responded to a solicitation by
> saying "The IETF LLC and any related foundations have asked us
> for a significant contribution. We think the IETF is important
> and we will supply it but to avoid any doubt that we are trying
> to buy undue influence, we will prohibit any of our employees
> from serving on the IAB or member of any standing IAB Program,
> IESG or as a WG Chair, LLC Board, or as Trustees of the IETF
> Trust", the IETF would be in big trouble, especially if one
> company's making that move caused other companies to seriously
> consider it. Getting from the Internet Society relationship and
> policy to something like that would take a giant step, perhaps
> several of them, but such steps are not unheard of.
I will note that ISOC employees *can* author documents and be WG chairs, but
that it needs a clear acknowledgement from the AD responsible.
I think that it's okay that ISOC employees can't serve on the IESG or IAB.
If in the future we create a system where there is funding support for
IESG/IAB members that comes through ISOC (even if via IETF LLC), then we need
to revisit this. And I note that this is an *ISOC* policy, not an IETF one.
I am glad that ISOC employees won't consider themselves nomcom-eligible.
There haven't been any issues so far, but it seemed weird.
I guess if a nomcom voting member becomes an ISOC employee during their term,
someone will have to think about this, but I think we can let that go.
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Michael Richardson <mcr+IETF@xxxxxxxxxxxx>, Sandelman Software Works
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