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Re: [Fwd: Last Call: draft-hoffman-dac-vbr (Vouch By Reference) to Proposed Standard]

2009-02-06 11:05:30


Alessandro Vesely wrote:
John Levine wrote:
The other thing I don't understand is why you minimize the expected VBR effect.


What I don't understand is your certitude about specific impact.

There is a considerable difference between having a large effect -- which is what any proponent of an IETF standard hopes for -- versus having a *particular* impact.

Anyone who is certain of the second- and third- and fourth- order effects of adopting a particular protocol is ignoring the pattern of surprise that accompanies real-world developments for anything with a social component.

The reality of VBR is that it is almost entirely subject to social forces.

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  Dave Crocker
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