Longer or more meetings?

[Eric Rescorla]

Marshall Rose <mrose@dbc.mtview.ca.us> writes:

> > I think you've missed my point. It's not necessarily the case that
> > having large vendors have the most input into a protocol is the best
> > way to make it a success. While the vendors may have the most
> > to gain or lose, that doesn't mean that they have the most relevant 
> > expertise. It seems to me that part of the IETF theory is that 
> > protocol quality is key to deployment. In many cases, that quality
> > is best injected by independent people with specific expertise.
> 
> eric - i don't think that "protocol quality" is the thing that is "necessary and
> sufficient".

Absolutely. Isn't HTTP proof of that?

On the other hand, there are plenty of examples of protocols which
were designed by industry consortia that are badly flawed because
they didn't think to consult outsiders with clue (cf. WEP).

-Ekr


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[Eric Rescorla                                   ekr@rtfm.com]
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