draft-phillips-langtags-08, process, specifications, "stability", and extensions

[Bruce Lilly]

>  Date: 2004-12-30 16:02
>  From: Tex Texin <tex at xencraft.com>
>  To: 
>  CC: ietf-languages at alvestrand.no, ietf at ietf.org
>  
> As the number of question marks, exclamation marks, asterisks and other forms
> of expressing digital shock and awe increase with each mail, I would like to
> suggest a temporary cease and desist policy with respect to responding to JFC
> until the chair chimes in, presumably after the holidays.

What "chair"?; there is no WG associated with the ietf-languages
list, nor with the individual-effort draft under discussion.
There is of course an IETF/IESG chair, and he has in the past
(most recently about six months ago) participated in the ietf-
languages discussion of a predecessor of the draft under
discussion, but I see no reason to suggest an end to discussion
of issues arising out of a NEW Last Call for comments on that
draft.  I would agree that some of the rhetoric could be toned
down...