Deciding between two choices

Margaret Wasserman mrw@windriver.com
Thu, 19 Dec 2002 19:34:57 -0500


>
>When a working group:
>
>      1. Has a clear sense of what problem it is trying to solve
>
>      2. Has a sense of urgency to produce something useful in a timely
>      fashion
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>      3. Has a core of competent workers
>
>      4. Has working group leadership (and an Area Director) able to manage
>      the process with focus and timeliness -- ie, able to cut through
>      distractions
>
>then no, we do not have a problem with making or sticking to decisions

Which one of these factors was missing from the great SNMPv2
wars?

We somehow ended up with two useful, timely, competent proposals,
and neither side was willing to compromise to reach consensus
on the other approach.  For the bleachers, I couldn't even tell
the two approaches apart...

Margaret