anyone want to direct appropriate EPSRC People at this?
------- Forwarded Message
From: RJ Atkinson <[log in to unmask]>
Folks interested in networking research might find the document
referenced
below of interest. The main thesis is that for the Internet to grow and
thrive, commercial funding for networking research is not likely to be
sufficient and steady non-commercial funding is an important component
of the overall picture.
If one agrees with this premise, one might consider making sure that
the various non-commercial funding organisations around the globe
see a copy of the document referenced below.
Cheers,
Ran Atkinson
[log in to unmask]
Begin forwarded message:
>
> A new Request for Comments is now available in online RFC libraries.
>
>
> RFC 3869
>
> Title: IAB Concerns and Recommendations
> Regarding Internet Research and Evolution
> Author(s): R. Atkinson, Ed., S. Floyd, Ed., IAB
> Status: Informational
> Date: August 2004
> Mailbox: [log in to unmask]
> Pages: 30
> Characters: 78250
> Updates/Obsoletes/SeeAlso: None
>
> I-D Tag: draft-iab-research-funding-03.txt
>
> URL: ftp://ftp.rfc-editor.org/in-notes/rfc3869.txt
>
>
> This document discusses IAB concerns that ongoing research is needed
> to further the evolution of the Internet infrastructure, and that
> consistent, sufficient non-commercial funding is needed to enable
> such research.
>
> This document is a product of the Internet Architecture Board.
>
> This memo provides information for the Internet community. It does
> not specify an Internet standard of any kind. Distribution of this
> memo is unlimited.
------- End of Forwarded Message
|