> I think there is an underlying structural problem in RFC 6635. It > presents two different views of the RSE and those views have some > inherent conflicts. One of those views is of a senior technical > contributor to the community who is expected to both manage the > evolution of the series and represent the value of the RFC series to > others. The other view is of a contractor whose role is defined in a > set of contracts and extensions and who is overseen by a set of unpaid > volunteers. these are not in conflict, though they seem to be able to cause some confusion in the iab and rsoc. sometimes we have to pay senior professionals. to do so, we often have contracts. this does not make them fungible or less professional and deserving of serious respect. randy
