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[ih] Who owns old RFCs ?
On 4/23/2020 6:30 PM, Joseph Touch via Internet-history wrote:
> Paid for - like everything else in the IETF - the goodness in people?s hearts?
>
> Note that the majority of large-timesink roles in the IETF are performed by people paid by vendors. The carrot of true compliance is the fee charged for compliance verification.
Just by way of example, when someone buys a product that advertises a
set of features and discover it doesn't have some of them, it's not
uncommon for them to demand a refund. With enough customers deceived in
that fashion, it is not uncommon for a government agency to take action.
d/
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Dave Crocker
Brandenburg InternetWorking
bbiw.net