On 3/22/13 6:28 PM, Stephen Farrell wrote:
FWIW, seems to me you're describing one leg of the elephant
each. From my experience I'd say you both actually have an
appreciation of the overall elephant but that's not coming
out in this kind of thread.
Well, maybe, but it seems to me that he's lost track of the
discussion. My argument is that the IESG has a gatekeeping
function in taking on new work, that's based (aside from
resourcing) on a set of values, their view of what's needed in
the industry, etc. With a uniform IESG membership you're not
going to get a rather uniform view of the overall context
for IETF work, you'll lose perspective, and consequently there's
value to having members who aren't almost all from big
manufacturers.
I'm not sure what Martin's point is, to be honest.
Melinda