At 08:18 AM 7/23/2002 -0700, Randy Bush wrote:
>> Anyway, given that they actually want to get work done under the
>> auspices of the IETF, I see no justification for turning them
>> away.
> Given that this is a deployed product, I tend to agree. The work
> is going to get done; we may as well help it to get done as well
> as possible.
but the
reasons given above seem sufficient to put us in the paperclip
standards making business.
Indeed.
Proven technical base, motivated workers and ready market for products
using a specification.
Those certainly are a lousy basis for forming an IETF working group.
d/
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