[ih] Gateway Issue: Certification (was Re: booting linux on a 4004)

[Brian E Carpenter]

The IPv6 Forum "IPv6 Ready Logo" was an attempt at something like this.
Being a member of the Forum's very populous Hall of Fame, it's not for
me to judge its effectiveness.

Regards
    Brian

On 08-Oct-24 15:36, Dave Crocker via Internet-history wrote:
> On 10/6/2024 7:28 PM, Jack Haverty via Internet-history wrote:
>> Several years ago, I suggested to someone on the ISOC Board that ISOC
>> consider developing some kind of "ISOC Approved" logo, and of course
>> associated testing mechanisms and bureaucracy.   I'm not sure what if
>> anything happened afterwards though.
> 
> That is an operational effort and since it delivers success/failure
> assessments, is likely to be controversial. Perhaps I've missed bit, but
> I believe ISOC has neither of these in its DNA.
> 
> Perhaps a semi-independent certification effort, with ISOC oversight --
> which it does have in its DNA.
> 
> But ultimately the question is not just what the value add will be, over
> long-standing processes, but how will that value be enough to justify
> the considerable effort and expense?  Oh, and how will industry be
> convinced to engage with it, given it hasn't had to, for 40 years?
> 
> d/
>