IETF should not make it more difficult
for the Internet to adapt to changing conditions by standardizing
protocols that only work in a narrow set of conditions - even when those
conditions are reflected in some providers' current contracts or
policies.
Like ARP?
The problem with the sort of parental generalization you are making is
that a) it presumes that we have better knowledge of future
applicability than we often do, b) it conflates technical competence
with architectural purity, and c) it ignores how easily the IETF can be
routed around when it asserts abstract ideals at the expense of
practical utility and clear market acceptance.
d/
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Dave Crocker
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