IMHO, you are mistaken.
- the issue of how to deal with spam on IETF lists is entirely relevant
to IETF business and therefore an appropriate topic for discussion
on the IETF list.
I agree in this point, but the way it was handled I think it was
innapropriate because of the people complainig only two or three gave
suggestions on how to resolve it...
- the issues of how IETF participants deal with the press, and how
to interpret IETF policies regarding individual participation, are
entirely relevant to IETF business and therefore appropriate topics
for discussion on the IETF list.
IETF participants are often passionate about their beliefs and about
wanting the Internet to work well. This occasionally results in heated
discussions and strong statements of opinion. These should not be
confused with "cheap politics".
I support clean discussion and strong statements of opinion. But why some
complain about if they may say what they do or not, I think we're already
grownups enough to know what I can say here or not. Thats what I mean by
"cheap politics".
We cannot entirely separate technology and politics. Many of us are
working on this technology because we want to make the world a better
place, and that is inherently a political activity.
I agree in this point also, and a colleague here told me this very same
words. And I also want a better world. So I realized.
Thank you Keith for your comments.
jmag.