On May 27, 2010, at 3:41 PM, Dave CROCKER wrote:
More than expecting to, we are actively working on deployments with parties
interested in "opting-in" to this open, standards-based, authenticated email
ecosystem. Unfortunately for the sake of this debate, I cannot disclose who
just yet.
A problem, here, is that you are using that citation as a kind of proof of the
correctness of your position, but we do not have access to the data to make an
independent assessment.
It was offered in the spirit of being helpful since so many people on the list
believe (and assert) that no one is using ADSP.
Actually in my standards development experience (almost entirely in fora
outside of IETF) it is somewhere between unusual and disallowed to ask for or
provide any information about deployment or product plans. I think I have not
done anything here that violates anti-trust law, but I take your point and will
refrain from any other references to non-public data.
On the average, much of the argumentation in this thread -- by most of the
participants -- seems to be in a style that asserts one person's expertise
over
another's, and generally seems inclined to refrain from considering details
either for or against a position. Ad hominen or hostile tone is then mixed
in
to make the defender (or attacker) feel superior while nonetheless failing to
respond with substance.
As a newbie to this list, I have to say I agree. This has been a far less
collegial debate than what I'm used to. That said, I may be guilty of
reciprocating, and if anyone feels they have been on the receiving end of such,
I apologize.
In a serious discussion, I'd expect to see someone's offering a specific
criticism, concern, counter-example or the like to get a response that
incorporates what was offered, responding to the particulars. For some
reason,
discussion here seems to be resistance to such a substantive clarifying
efforts.
I would welcome this moment of retrospection as a turning point in how we
progress out deliverables in a more efficient, informed, and collegial manner.
I take it that you will be operating under this general rubric going forward as
well.
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