The IETF's problems

[Iljitsch van Beijnum]

On dinsdag, jul 22, 2003, at 18:45 Europe/Amsterdam, todd glassey wrote:

> The problem is that this is not consistent across all WG's - And AD's 
> are
> really the last word still on whether a competitive WG was created.

[...]

> The real issue is then creating a formal requirement for all WG's to
> participate in the process equally and allow for any number of 
> initiatives
> as long as the work gets done.

What I don't get is why the IESG should be involved in managing the wgs 
in the first place.

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Spencer Dawkins" <spencer at mcsr-labs.org>
> To: <problem-statement at alvestrand.no>
> Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2003 9:20 AM
> Subject: Re: The IETF's problems

And as long as we're talking about problems: what is this "let's repeat 
everyhting I'm replying to verbatim" nonsens all about? I feel like I'm 
emailing with a bunch of three year olds that have been online for all 
of five minutes sometimes.