[xtm-wg] Re: IETF as a host organization for XTM?

[dkoger@speakeasy.org]

Having worked under this type of charter, I have seen two responses to the Technology vs. Content debate.  Let the Founders vote.  Or decide on primary business model.  So if MS came in as a founder under example one the existing founders would vote as to the status.  This usually has the affect of filling the gaps.  Under number two the primary business model, as applicable to the standard, determines whether they are a content or technology company.

Daniel

> ------------ Original Message -----------
> From: Murray Altheim <altheim@eng.sun.com>
> Date: Thu, 09 Mar 2000 11:17:06 -0800
> 
> Michel Biezunski wrote:
> > 
> > Yesterday, Dianne Kennedy and I had a meeting with Cecilia Preston, who
> > is involved in the ISOC (Internet Society) family of standards, of which
> > IETF is a member.
> > Cecilia is the head of IRTF (Internet Resource Task Force), which takes
> care
> > of how things are addressed on the Internet, such as URNs (in supplement
> > to URI and URLs).
> > 
> > It appears that the model followed by IETF is to be completely open.
> > Since there is a consensus within the XTM group for an open standard,
> > it might be quite interesting, we think, to make a review of what these
> > standards
> > are, and to decide whether we want, as a group, go for an RFC (Request
> for
> > Comments) in the ISOC family of standards, which by the way is not
> directly
> > related to W3C, which means that we might as well end up also with a note
> to
> > W3C.
> 
> For those who have participated in past IETF activities, there's (as I
> suppose in any organizational/functional structure) pros and cons to
> the IETF. Things tend to take a long time, and there's sometimes very
> little control over timelines and discussion, unless (in my experience)
> one has a very strong chair.
> 
> I do think a resultant IETF RFC is a Very Good Idea, as one of the things
> we would gain is potential endorsement from a true standards organization.
> 
> It has been pointed out to me a potential problem with the member ratio 
> requirements current charter: what about companies that can lay claim to
> being both a technology and content company? Large organizations like 
> Sun, Microsoft, IBM, etc. can easily be called both. Who is the arbiter?
>  
> Murray
> 
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