At 11:33 PM +0100 11/14/01, Jeroen Massar wrote:
John W Noerenberg II <jwn2(_at_)qualcomm(_dot_)com> wrote:
At 5:46 PM +0000 11/14/01, Lloyd Wood wrote:
>
>since when did the wider IETF community (if, indeed, there is such a
> >thing) read ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org?
One might get a sense of this by looking at the number of subscribers
to ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org vs. the number of people who show up at IETF
meetings.
Maybe you should consider the fact that some people:
- don't have time to attend due to work or other activities.
- aren't in a position to attend (finance, disabilities, distance).
and many other factors?
That was part of my thought behind my suggestion, Jeroen. However,
before we consider what the data means, we first have to have some
data. Hence, the request. While it is certainly gratifying to
indulge one's passions about the nature of the IETF, we'll make more
headway in understanding our own culture, if we take the time to look
at it objectively.
Communicating by email is much cheaper then don't you think?
Consequently, you reach people engaged in the work who couldn't
otherwise participate. That is the essence of why WG decisions MUST
come from the result of discussion on the WG mailing list.
best,
--
john noerenberg
jwn2(_at_)qualcomm(_dot_)com
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While the belief we have found the Answer can separate us
and make us forget our humanity, it is the seeking that continues
to bring us together, the makes and keeps us human.
-- Daniel J. Boorstin, "The Seekers", 1998
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