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Re: draft-housley-iesg-rfc3932bis and the optional/mandatory nature of IESG notes

2009-09-09 12:20:16


Stephan Wenger wrote:
This *perception* is important.  And changing it means changing the
*perception* of a large number of people, for very little value except
honoring a 40 year old institution.  That's not a value proposition I can
easily support.

If the IETF is *perceived* as the owner and/or sole contributor to the IETF
series,


Stephen,

First, you lack empirical data to substantiate your assessment of the 
perception.

Second, you lack empirical data that it is causing a pragmatic problem.

That is what ought to be the lesson of having repeated this thread every few years for 20 years ought to be.

Make a change when you have a demonstrable, real and damaging problem, not just something you don't like.

d/
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  Dave Crocker
  Brandenburg InternetWorking
  bbiw.net
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