On 6/23/2015 1:32 PM, Martin Stiemerling wrote:
> Q: Fix the funding problem directly
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> Google concerned that direct funding would cause (apparent or real)
> conflicts of interest
That's true for people funded by companies.
A quick check of the current 15 includes:
3 from Cisco
2 from Huawei
1 from ICANN
There are only two from universities, who arguably have no COI because
they don't sell devices or services directly derived from IETF output.
Direct funding by the ISOC would mitigate, rather than amplify, this COI.
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One additional point: there's no such thing as "apparent" COI; *ALL* COI
is based on the *perception* of the *potential* for inappropriate behavior.
Joe
