One apect of the problem is the typical enthusiasm curve. ASCII art:
omg, brian using ascii art. end of net predicted. news at eleven :)
a fellow operator reading this list sent email this morning saying
i suspect that if you want to do ietf full-time - you're probably
part of the problem.
< gross over-generalisation >
i suspect that one reason we are so enamoured of open source is it is
running code. implementation is where the rubber meets the road. i-ds
are where the rubber meets the sky. success is when there is both i-d
and implementation. good i-ds are when implementors are authors.
randy