Re: Forum Suggestion from IETF SAA [RE: .org sale - bidding process]

Keith Moore <moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> · Sun, 19 Jan 2020 10:08:26 -0500



    On 1/19/20 10:03 AM, Eric Rescorla wrote:

    
        I don't think RFC 3005 was ever intended to be used as an excuse
        to move 

        a discussion out of the IETF or to suppress discussion within
        IETF.

      
      This seems like a surprising claim given that RFC 3005
        explicitly lists as inappropriate postings:
      

      "Discussion of subjects unrelated to IETF policy, meetings,
        activities, or technical concerns"
      

      I'm not taking a position on whether this subject is
        "unrelated to IETF..." but it seems pretty clear that RFC 3005
        was in fact intended to allow for discussion to be moved off of
        the *IETF list*
    
    I don't think this discussion is unrelated to IETF.   Technical
      decisions made in IETF have often taken into account participants'
      perceptions of trustworthiness and risk associated with roles
      played by other organizations (including both governments and
      NGOs).   This discussion within IETF seems to be useful background
      for future technical decisions.
    So I suppose I could rephrase my statement as:
    I don't think RFC 3005 was ever intended to be used as an excuse
      to move a discussion of relevance to IETF's work, out of the IETF,
      or to suppress discussion of topics relevant to IETF's work within
      IETF.

    
    Keith