From: Keith Moore <moore(_at_)cs(_dot_)utk(_dot_)edu>
> Let's keep our flame wars straight. This is the scheduled start
> of the latest episode of "I-D's Should Not Be Expired."
maybe we need a FAC (Frequently Argued Controversies) file for the
IETF list. unlike an FAQ file which answers questions, an FAC file
would summarize each side of each argument. that way, we wouldn't
need to re-iterate those positions each time the topic came back
up - we could simply say "see [url]".
Maybe you're joking, but I think it's an excellent idea. Not just for
flame-wars that periodically erupt, but for technical specs there should
be "these were the issues, these were the arguments on each side, this
is why we decided this". And not just "see the email archives for the
last 10 years", but having someone carefully extract the content
and summarize it succinctly. This comes up all the time. "Why do
we have that parameter there?" "I don't know...someone claimed it
was needed for something so we better not touch it."
Radia