You seem to be of the opinion that the IETF policy is to promulgate
standards that will not be commercially successful.
I'm not going to dignify that with a response.
You seem to be of the opinion that "quality" is a one-dimensional
attribute, viz:
"However, I sincerely doubt that something as weak as 40 bits can be
considered of sufficient quality for the Internet standards
track."
Quality isn't the only dimension for locks either. But most people
would agree that locks need a certain minimum degree of quality to be
effective.
The statement
"You also seem to be of the opinion that US companies are
somehow "members" of IETF."
is mere sound-bite rhetoric, containing more heat than light.
I don't know about the participants in this group, but there are
apparently some misconceptions in other circles that IETF is a vendor
trade organization. I'm trying to correct those misconceptions
wherever I find them.
Keith