On 9/8/04 at 9:23 AM +0200, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
scott bradner wrote:
In his scenario, not only the Administrative Czar would need
explosive bolts, but also the RFC Editor and Secretariat, etc.
that depends on the contracts with those suppliers - if the
contract is signed by the IETF chair or the admin czar for the IETF
(rather than for the ISOC)...
This is the most utterly confusing thing I've heard on this topic and
I really hope Scott can clarify:
1. As far as I can tell, there is no scenario in which the IETF chair
is signing anything. First and foremost, the IETF chair can't make a
contract without exposing him/herself to *personal* liability because
the IETF chair (as such) is not an employee of any corporation which
empowers such a thing. If I were IETF chair, I wouldn't sign any
contract which came within 10 miles of me.
2. The admin czar (at least in scenarios A&B) would be an employee of
ISOC. I don't see how that person could possibly sign a contract on
behalf of the IETF: Like the IETF chair, there's no legal
relationship there that I understand. The admin czar could sign a
contract on behalf of ISOC, or under scenario C&D sign on behalf of
the "IETF Foundation" (as Carl's report calls it).
So I have no idea what you could mean by "sign for the IETF". And
this is the core of my concern.
I would not expect that any supplier-specific bolts would be required
If all contracts (including the RFC Editor and the Secretariat) went
through the admin entity (which would be under the ISOC in A&B), I
agree that no separate bolts are required.
And it would be pretty simple for ISOC (our incorporated entity
designed for this purpose in 1992) to give formal signature rights
to the IETF chair if we really needed that. I think a Board
resolution would suffice.
But that would entail giving the IETF chair signature rights *to sign
for ISOC*. That would be sufficient for these purposes, but is
completely undesirable in that we were trying to get IAB/IESG members
*out* of the business of administrative tasks.
pr
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