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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Lee,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Normally I would agree with position but this one is such a shoddy and ideologically situated document that I, quite honestly, can't see how anyone in civil society can with any conscience sign on to this in its current form.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>If we are not in support of the "public interest" and in support of the broadest base of inclusion as opposed ,for example, to "competitive" interests and documents that don't reference either inclusion or support for those who are currently excluded, then what could we conceivably stand for as civil society.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>M<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Lee W McKnight [mailto:lmcknigh@syr.edu] <br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 26, 2013 12:12 PM<br><b>To:</b> governance@lists.igcaucus.org; michael gurstein; 'Avri Doria'<br><b>Cc:</b> housley@vigilsec.com; s.mills@ieee.org; jeff@w3.org; bernard_aboba@hotmail.com; st.amour@isoc.org; ylu22@syr.edu<br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [governance] RFC 6852: Affirmation of the Modern Paradigm for Standards--Some Comments<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Hey Michael,<br><br>Points well taken, as are Avri's comments.<br><br>There is also a Third Way ; )<br><br>For IGC's position, I might suggest we support RFC 6852 since it is better than its absence; perhaps taking time to follow whatever procedure to try to formally include some of Michael's language. <br><br>An offer of a quote from a standards-knowledgable co-coordinator like Norbert on behalf of IGC might be well-received, eve if it includes some form of 'but...' along the lines of Michael's additions.<br><br>Finally, fyi WiGiT v0.2 open spec draft already folds in the 'official' open standards statement; which we will refine as Michael suggests. I will share v0.2 with the list upon its Feb. 1 or latest Feb. 4 release. <br><br>Lee<o:p></o:p></span></p><div><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><hr size=2 width="100%" align=center></span></div><div id=divRpF361869><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'> <a href="mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org">governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org</a> [governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org] on behalf of michael gurstein [gurstein@gmail.com]<br><b>Sent:</b> Saturday, January 26, 2013 12:34 PM<br><b>To:</b> <a href="mailto:governance@lists.igcaucus.org">governance@lists.igcaucus.org</a>; 'Avri Doria'<br><b>Cc:</b> <a href="mailto:housley@vigilsec.com">housley@vigilsec.com</a>; <a href="mailto:s.mills@ieee.org">s.mills@ieee.org</a>; <a href="mailto:jeff@w3.org">jeff@w3.org</a>; <a href="mailto:bernard_aboba@hotmail.com">bernard_aboba@hotmail.com</a>; <a href="mailto:st.amour@isoc.org">st.amour@isoc.org</a><br><b>Subject:</b> RE: [governance] RFC 6852: Affirmation of the Modern Paradigm for Standards--Some Comments</span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><div><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Avri and Stephane, and all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>I gather that this is a "take it or leave it" i.e. no possibility for having input into the document? If there is a possibiity I would like to contribute my comments as interspersed below to a further revision of this document.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Please note my comments as a to a document which I would otherwise be pleased to support...<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Affirmation of the Modern Paradigm for Standards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Abstract<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> On 29 August 2012, the leaders of the IEEE Standards Association, the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> IAB, the IETF, the Internet Society, and the W3C signed a statement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> affirming the importance of a jointly developed set of principles<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> establishing a modern paradigm for global, open standards. These<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> principles have become known as the "OpenStand" principles. This<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> document contains the text of the affirmation that was signed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Status of This Memo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> This document is not an Internet Standards Track specification; it is<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> published for informational purposes.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> This document is a product of the Internet Architecture Board (IAB)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> and represents information that the IAB has deemed valuable to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> provide for permanent record. It represents the consensus of the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Internet Architecture Board (IAB). Documents approved for<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> publication by the IAB are not a candidate for any level of Internet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Standard; see Section 2 of RFC 5741.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Information about the current status of this document, any errata,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> and how to provide feedback on it may be obtained at<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <a href="http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6852">http://www.rfc-editor.org/info/rfc6852</a>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>RFC 6852 Modern Paradigm for Standards January 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Copyright Notice<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Copyright (c) 2013 IETF Trust and the persons identified as the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> document authors. All rights reserved.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> This document is subject to BCP 78 and the IETF Trust's Legal<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Provisions Relating to IETF Documents<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> (<a href="http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info">http://trustee.ietf.org/license-info</a>) in effect on the date of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> publication of this document. Please review these documents<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> carefully, as they describe your rights and restrictions with respect<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> to this document.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>1. Introduction<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> On 29 August 2012, the leaders of the IEEE Standards Association, the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> IAB, the IETF, the Internet Society, and the W3C signed a statement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> affirming the importance of a jointly developed set of principles<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> establishing a modern paradigm for global, open standards. These<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> principles have become known as the "OpenStand" principles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Section 2 of this document describes the five OpenStand principles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Section 3 of this document contains the text of the signed<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> affirmation of the five OpenStand principles. Section 4 contains a<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> call for others to support the five OpenStand principles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>2. Modern Paradigm for Standards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Over the past several decades, the global economy has realized a huge<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> bounty due to the Internet and the World Wide Web. These could not<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> have been possible without the innovations and standardization of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> many underlying technologies. This standardization occurred with<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> great speed and effectiveness only because of key characteristics of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> a modern global standards paradigm. The affirmation below<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> characterizes the principles that have led to this success as a means<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> to ensure acceptance of standards activities that adhere to the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> principles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: AGREED...</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> We embrace a modern paradigm for standards where the economics of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> global markets, fueled by technological advancements, drive global<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> deployment of standards regardless of their formal status.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: AGREED</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> In this paradigm standards support interoperability, foster global<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> competition, are developed through an open participatory process, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> are voluntarily adopted globally. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: AGREED</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>These voluntary standards serve as<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> building blocks for products and services targeted at meeting the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> needs of the market and consumer, thereby driving innovation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Innovation in turn contributes to the creation of new markets and the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> growth and expansion of existing markets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: DON'T THE STANDARDS ALSO AND PERHAPS MORE IMPORTANTLY, PROVIDE THE BUILDING BLOCK FOR PUBLIC SERVICES, SUPPORT THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND ENABLE THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNET AS A GLOBAL PUBLIC GOOD?</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'></span><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Participation in the modern paradigm demands:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> 1. Cooperation. Respectful cooperation between standards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> organizations, whereby each respects the autonomy, integrity,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> processes, and intellectual property rules of the others.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: AGREED</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> 2. Adherence to principles. Adherence to the five fundamental<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> principles of standards development:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> * Due process. Decisions are made with equity and fairness among<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> participants. No one party dominates or guides standards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> development. Standards processes are transparent and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> opportunities exist to appeal decisions. Processes for periodic<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> standards review and updating are well defined.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> * Broad consensus. Processes allow for all views to be considered<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> and addressed, such that agreement can be found across a range<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> of interests.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> * Transparency. Standards organizations provide advance public<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> notice of proposed standards development activities, the scope<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> of work to be undertaken, and conditions for participation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Easily accessible records of decisions and the materials used in<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> reaching those decisions are provided. Public comment periods<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> are provided before final standards approval and adoption.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> * Balance. Standards activities are not exclusively dominated by<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> any particular person, company or interest group.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> * Openness. Standards processes are open to all interested and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> informed parties.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: AGREED</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> 3. Collective empowerment. Commitment by affirming standards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> organizations and their participants to collective empowerment by<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> striving for standards that:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> * are chosen and defined based on technical merit, as judged by<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> the contributed expertise of each participant;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> * provide global interoperability, scalability, stability, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> resiliency;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> * enable global competition;<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: WHAT ABOUT ENABLING GLOBAL COOPERATION AS WELL AS COMPETITION?</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> * serve as building blocks for further innovation; and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> * contribute to the creation of global communities, benefiting<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> humanity.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: WHAT ABOUT CONTRIBUTING TO THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND TO ENABLING THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE INTERNET AS A GLOBAL PUBLIC GOOD?</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> 4. Availability. Standards specifications are made accessible to all<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> for implementation and deployment. Affirming standards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> organizations have defined procedures to develop specifications<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> that can be implemented under fair terms. Given market diversity,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> fair terms may vary from royalty-free to fair, reasonable, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> non-discriminatory terms (FRAND).<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: WHAT ABOUT NON-MARKET BASED FORMS OF IMPLEMENTATION?</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> 5. Voluntary adoption. Standards are voluntarily adopted and success<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> is determined by the market.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: IS SUCCESS IN THE MARKET THE ONLY POSSIBLE MEANS OF VALIDATION OF STANDARDS--HAVE THEIR POSSIBLE CONTRIBUTION TO ENHANCING THE GLOBAL PUBLIC GOOD/GLOBAL PUBLIC WELL-BEING BEEN CONSIDERED AS WELL? </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>3. Affirmation<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> We embrace a modern paradigm for standards where the economics of<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> global markets, fueled by technological advancements, drive global<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> deployment of standards regardless of their formal status.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: COULDN'T THE REALIZATION OF THE STANDARDS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST BE EQUALLY, IF NOT MORE IMPORTANT, AS A PARADIGM DETERMINING DEPLOYMENT?</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> In this paradigm standards support interoperability, foster global<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> competition, are developed through an open participatory process, and<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> are voluntarily adopted globally. These voluntary standards serve as<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> building blocks for products and services targeted at meeting the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> needs of the market and consumer, thereby driving innovation.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Innovation in turn contributes to the creation of new markets and the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> growth and expansion of existing markets.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: COULD THIS PARADIGM NOT INCLUDE SUPPORTING GLOBAL COOPERATION AND PROVIDING BUILDING BLOCKS FOR DEVELOPMENTS IN THE PUBLIC INTEREST AND SUPPORTIVE OF THE PUBLIC GOOD.</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'> </span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MG: SHOULD NOT THE SIGNIFICANCE OF STANDARDS AS SUPPORTIVE OF BROAD BASED<u> INLUSION</u> BE INCLUDED AS A FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLE--INCLUDING INCLUSION OF THOSE WITH PHYSICAL DISABILITIES, THOSE IN RURAL AND REMOTE LOCATION, THOSE WHO ARE SOCIALLY AND ECONOMICALLY MARGINALIZED?</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><b><span style='color:black'>MIKE GURSTEIN</span></b><span style='color:black'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> By signing this statement, we affirm our support for and adherence to<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> these principles.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Lynn St.Amour<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> President and CEO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Internet Society<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Russ Housley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Internet Engineering Task Force<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Bernard Aboba<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Chair<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Internet Architecture Board<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Jeff Jaffe<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> CEO<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> W3C<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Steve Mills<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> IEEE Standards Association<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Housley, et al. Informational [Page 4]<o:p></o:p></span></p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:black;mso-fareast-language:EN-US'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'></span><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>RFC 6852 Modern Paradigm for Standards January 2013<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>4. Call for Endorsement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> We invite other standards organizations, governments, corporations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> and technology innovators globally to support these principles. You<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> can publicly show your support at <<a href="http://www.open-stand.org">http://www.open-stand.org</a>>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>5. Security Considerations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Nothing in this document directly affects the security of the<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Internet.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>6. IAB Members at Time of Approval<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Internet Architecture Board Members at the time this document was<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> approved were:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Bernard Aboba<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Jari Arkko<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Marc Blanchet<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Ross Callon<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Alissa Cooper<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Spencer Dawkins<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Joel Halpern<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Russ Housley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> David Kessens<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Danny McPherson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Jon Peterson<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Dave Thaler<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Hannes Tschofenig<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Authors' Addresses<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Russ Housley<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> EMail: <a href="mailto:housley@vigilsec.com">housley@vigilsec.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Steve Mills<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> EMail: <a href="mailto:s.mills@ieee.org">s.mills@ieee.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Jeff Jaffe<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> EMail: <a href="mailto:jeff@w3.org">jeff@w3.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Bernard Aboba<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> EMail: <a href="mailto:bernard_aboba@hotmail.com">bernard_aboba@hotmail.com</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> Lynn St.Amour<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> EMail: <a href="mailto:st.amour@isoc.org">st.amour@isoc.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>-----Original Message-----<br>From: <a href="mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org">governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org</a> [<a href="mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org">mailto:governance-request@lists.igcaucus.org</a>] On Behalf Of Avri Doria<br>Sent: Saturday, January 26, 2013 8:50 AM<br>To: IGC<br>Subject: Re: [governance] RFC 6852: Affirmation of the Modern Paradigm for Standards<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>On 26 Jan 2013, at 09:12, Stephane Bortzmeyer wrote:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>> <a href="http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6852.txt" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc6852.txt</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>> (It is the OpenStand declaration, republished as a RFC. Key words:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>> standards, IETF, ITU, IEEE, W3C...)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>It is a good document.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>At end thee is a call:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>4. Call for Endorsement<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> We invite other standards organizations, governments, corporations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> and technology innovators globally to support these principles. You<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> can publicly show your support at <<a href="http://www.open-stand.org" target="_blank"><span style='color:windowtext;text-decoration:none'>http://www.open-stand.org</span></a>>.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>While the IGC is not among the : " standards organizations, governments, corporations<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> and technology innovators"<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>and while it is unfortunate that they neglected to call for support from civil society (a blind spot which I beleive often gets in way of getting civil society support and cooperation)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>Perhaps we should discuss supporting, or at least finding, a broad IGC consensus on this document.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'>avri<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoPlainText><span style='color:black'> <o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></body></html>