On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, W. Mark Townsley wrote:
What most people seem to be missing is the real work is done outside of
the WG meetings. You can quite well participate in the IETF process
without ever (or once or twice a year) being present. Personally, in some
wg's I've been to, a lot of MIC time is used by people who 1) like their
own voice, and/or 2) haven't read the drafts.
You don't have to present works for them to be adopted as WG items.
Presenting a work does, sometimes, help the WG chair(s) determine interest
level
and consensus of the WG, particularly if the issue is contentious and the
right
people are present at the meeting (e.g. people who have read the draft and
care). So, while it can help the author's cause to present, it is not (nor
ever
has been that I know of) a requirement.
Well, I haven't been around all that many years, but I don't recall a
single case in a few WG's I'm participating that an unpresented work would
have been adopted.. sure, it's not written down anywhere, but sometimes
custom is stronger than law...
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