[Research-funding] IETF and Govt Funding

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I enjoyed reading the research-funding draft and definitely agree with the spirit of the document--i.e. longer-term focus

for research. My concern is on the appropriateness of the IETF for this task:

[ The following are my own two-cents on the subject...]

My thought after reading the research-funding draft would be to let the Internet run in its current manner even though there is no

doubt that it has had a long and drastic decline in terms of innovation and vision. Based on my own experience and those

that I know, the IETF is perceived mostly as a standards community, not a research organization. I would hate to think public

money was being spent on standards bodies, especially specific IETF Working Groups. These should be run by industrial

organizations themselves as much as possible. I thought that was the intention of transitioning the Internet away from government

funding long ago.

Instead, research funding would be better spent on innovative networking concepts coming from creative new sources (non-IETF/non-IP)

(some of which may still find their way into IETF standards). Perhaps if the IRTF were more active, the IRTF might be a more palatable use

of public funding although still questionable.

...would be glad to be convinced otherwise (via an updated draft)...