I think the policy recommended by the IESG is the right thing.
Since IETF WGs operate via their mailing lists, IETF meeting are for
cross area / cross WG interaction, which only works for people there a
significant part of the week. This is the reason why the IETF has
traditionally refused to have any such thing as day passes, why I
don't think day passes are a good idea, and why the policy suggested
by the IESG preserves the traditional meaning of "attending" an IETF
meeting.
On Fri, May 7, 2010 at 1:37 PM, David Morris <dwm(_at_)xpasc(_dot_)com> wrote:
On Fri, 7 May 2010, John C Klensin wrote:
Finally, as Dave Crocker pointed out, complexity in our
operating rules rarely serves us well. Whether the discussion
is about this case or about Nomcom qualifications more
generally, we should not try to do enough hair-splitting to
cover every possible case... if only because we will get it
wrong and then require even more hair-splitting.
That is exactly my point .. differentiating daypass vs full fare
registration is hair splitting over a critera that all seem to think
is weak to begin with.
Whether the criteria is a good or bad indication of qualification,
considered in isolation, is irrelevant. The only thing that matters is
whether it is a reasonably balance between qualification, indication
of interest, simplicity, ease of administration, and resistance to
abuse. Based on this constellation of measures, paying for a week's
admission and picking up your badge, the traditional criteria, still
seem good to me.
Of course, with the publicly verifiable random selection and other
features of the nomcom voter selection process, it isn't all that
critical. So, I wouldn't be particularly upset if the community wants
to consider changing the criteria. But the recommended IESG policy is
the closest to preserving the traditional criteria.
Thanks,
Donald
...
Dave Morris
To be clear .. I reject the proposed IESG statement.
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