On 27/02/2014 08:35, Mikael Abrahamsson wrote:
On Thu, 27 Feb 2014, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
I understand that it's hard for people to understand that there is no
barrier to speech in the IETF and that there is no secret handshake.
There are no *formal* barriers. I like that about the IETF, but I don't
agree that there are no barriers. I'd imagine a lot of people will be
shy to join a discussion and voice their opinion, especially if they're
not used to the discussion climate. In some cultures I imagine it's not
common that one voices a dissenting opinion against the sitting chairman
of that organisation.
I have no idea how to improve this, I personally find the IETF to be
extremely open, but I also know a lot of people who are intimidated by
the thought of going up against the world "elite" and voicing their
opinion. Few people feel comfortable doing that.
Correct, but I suspect that this depends on the individual at least
as much as on the individual's culture.
As I've said before: suggestions for improving
http://www.ietf.org/newcomers.html
are always welcome.
Brian