On 3/8/03 at 5:22 PM -0500, Margaret Wasserman wrote:
I think that there could be considerable value in publishing a document
that explains what the IESG believes its charter to be (#1 above). Among
other things, this could serve as a useful baseline for any changes that
the community decides to make as a result of the problem-statement effort.
But, I would prefer to see such a document published as an Info RFC, with
wording that would discourage misinterpretation of the document as a
community mandate.
I agree wholeheartedly with Margaret, with regard to both the value
of such a document and the form it should take. I believe it would be
incredibly useful to the problem-statement group, especially since it
has been said that some of the items in the problem-statement draft
do not reflect the reality of how the IESG operates. It would be good
to actually see how the IESG views its operations. I also think that
an Informational RFC is exactly what is called for; a BCP would
require IETF consensus and would inappropriately compete with the
problem-statement work.
pr
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