Killing old/slow groups - transition thinking

[Scott Bradner]

> Who do you think equates INFO with STANDARDs?  Internally to the
> IETF or external to the IETF?  I have heard various IESG members
> worry about this, but I have not heard anyone outside of the IETF
> who thinks this way.

the marketing arms of many companies do, too many people in the press do
they just see a RFC number and that means IETF approval

this is a very long term problem

Scott