Coming back from vacation following IETF 96, I’m very happy to see this
discussion and learn of the new rtg-open-source(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org list. I
agree strongly with Melinda on the need for IETF participation in open source
communities. The IETF hackathon has been pretty successful in terms of bringing
open source communities to the IETF (e.g. OpenDaylight, OPNFV, ONOS, FD.io,
RIOT, etc.). Its important to engage in the other direction as well.
Regarding the concerns about time scales, I believe IETF work can keep pace
such that it is relevant within open source projects. Working group drafts can
and should be iterated along with open source code that implements/leverages
these drafts.
I attended FOSDEM for the first time earlier this year. It would be great to
see more IETFers there in 2017. There was a new “classroom” devoted to SDN and
NFV in 2016 that I expect will be a part of the 2017 program as well. IETFers
could provide valuable contributions there as I’m sure in many other areas as
well.
Cheers,
Charles
On 7/28/16, 10:34 AM, "ietf on behalf of Melinda Shore"
<ietf-bounces(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org on behalf of
melinda(_dot_)shore(_at_)gmail(_dot_)com> wrote:
On 7/28/16 2:51 AM, Riccardo Bernardini wrote:
I have direct experience with FOSDEM (https://fosdem.org/2017/) that is
held every year end of January/beginning of February in Bruxelles.
Personally, I like it, I find it very active (~5000 participants/year)
and refreshing (after a year buzz-wording). Joking I say that it looks
almost like IETF's incubator... :-) (the density of geeks per square
meter is similar :-)
I think that if we wait for people to come to us, we'll be
waiting for people to come to us. I spoke a few months ago
at PyCon US, and while it was specifically about getdns (an
advanced DNS library) it was also an opportunity to talk about
DNS privacy and security issues, and that mitigations are
specified and available, along with ongoing work in the IETF.
It was an extremely positive experience, highly recommended.
Also, non-IETF hackathons are a good thing.
Melinda