Re: The Trust and licensing [Re: New version of my proposal posted]

[Harald Tveit Alvestrand <harald at alvestrand.no>]

--On 6. november 2005 06:39 +0100 Simon Josefsson <jas at extundo.com> wrote:

> I agree with John here.  Giving up the ownership of I-Ds and RFCs (and
> trademarks, domain names, mailing lists, ...) to an organization
> without a binding agreement that it will do as the IETF community
> wishes seem frivolous.

I don't think this is a problem.

Remember that the trustees of the IETF trust are defined as the IAOC.
And the IAOC is defined in BCP 101, which says among other things:

3.  Structure of the IASA

  The IASA structure is designed to ensure accountability and
  transparency of the IETF administrative and fiscal activities to the
  IETF community.  The IETF Administrative Oversight Committee (IAOC)
  directs and oversees the IASA.  The IAOC consists of volunteers, all
  chosen directly or indirectly by the IETF community, as well as
  appropriate ex officio members from ISOC and IETF leadership.  The
  IAOC shall be accountable to the IETF community for the
  effectiveness, efficiency, and transparency of the IASA.

.....

3.2.  IAOC Responsibilities

  The IAOC's role is to provide appropriate direction to the IAD, to
  review the IAD's regular reports, and to oversee IASA functions to
  ensure that the administrative needs of the IETF community are being
  properly met.

and various other words - all based on the assumption that "the IASA does 
what the IETF needs it to do".

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