I think I should apologize for including a modification to the IAOC role in
the "removability" clause in a discussion of finances. It is not relevant
to that topic.
But the discussion pointed out to me that there is some strangeness here -
in that the IAOC is described as having a role in the process for removing
IASA from ISOC, while the ISOC president is on the IAOC.
Current text:
Removability: While there is no current plan to transfer the legal
and financial home of the IASA to another corporation, the IASA
shall be structured to enable a clean transition in the event that
the IETF community decides that such a transition is required and
documents its consensus in a formal document (currently called a
BCP). In such a case, the IAOC shall give ISOC a minimum of six
months notice before the transition formally occurs. During that
period, the IAOC and ISOC shall work together to create a smooth
transition that does not result in any significant service outages
or missed IETF meetings. All contracts executed by ISOC on behalf
of IASA shall either include a clause allowing termination by ISOC
with six months notice, or shall be transferable to another
corporation in the event that the IASA transitions away from ISOC.
Any accrued funds, any IETF-specific intellectual property rights,
and any IETF-specific data and tools shall also transition to the
new entity.
I think a more correct phrasing is to make this the IETF's responsibility,
not the IAOC's. If the IETF decides to use some part of the IAOC in some
fashion in the changeover phase, that's their privillege to decide at the
time - one would think that this would be part of the BCP text.
New phrasing:
Removability: While there is no current plan to transfer the legal
and financial home of the IASA to another corporation, the IASA
shall be structured to enable a clean transition in the event that
the IETF community decides that such a transition is required and
documents its consensus in a formal document (currently called a
BCP). In such a case, the IETF shall give ISOC a minimum of six
months notice before the transition formally occurs. During that
period, the IETF and ISOC shall work together to create a smooth
transition that does not result in any significant service outages
or missed IETF meetings. All contracts executed by ISOC on behalf
of IASA shall either include a clause allowing termination by ISOC
with six months notice, or shall be transferable to another
corporation in the event that the IASA transitions away from ISOC.
Any balance in the IASA accounts, any IETF-specific intellectual
property rights, and any IETF-specific data and tools shall also
transition to the new entity. Other terms will be negotiated
between the IETF and ISOC.
None of this text has been flagged as controversial in the last month of
discussion, so I don't think it should be controversial now.
And - again - I don't think we'll ever have to use it, but it's OK to have
it written.
OK?
Harald
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