Re: Correcting errors about IETF [Re: Fwd: Can the USA welcome IETF]

[Dean Anderson <dean at av8.com>]

On Tue, 18 Oct 2005, JFC (Jefsey) Morfin wrote:

> 1. ISOC says: "ISOC is the organizational home of the Internet 
> Engineering Task Force, the Internet Architecture Board, the Internet 
> Engineering Steering Group, and the Internet Research Task Force. 
> Specific activities include support for the RFC Editor Function of the IETF."
> 2. you say "IETF is not a subsidiary of ISOC and is not incorporated".

These actually can both be true.  A "subsidiary" is usually a corporation owned
by another corporation. The IETF is not a separate legal entity from the ISOC.

Though, just checking Black's Law Dictionary, "subsidiary" means:

  "Under another's control.  Usually short for "subsidiary corporation".



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