BEST Best Practices of the IETF

[john.loughney at nokia.com]

Bert,

> > Culture & People
> >     o   Almost every response included aspects of culture and 
> >         personal values...
> >         o   "People with clue working toward the common goal of 
> >                 a better internet."
> >         o   "Working in a group of world-class engineers on 
> >                 innovations that do change the world." 
> >         o   "Humming"
> >         o   "The hacker spirit (no suits, please!)"
> 
> I think that people with a real open mind would not try to keep
> anyone out based on their dress-code.
> I have been a long-time anti "suits/ties" person... and I virtually
> never wear one. But getting older. I have learnt that "I dress how 
> I want and you dress how you want" is the better phrasing... 
> In other words... "the dress-code" is irrelevant. 
> Just keep the "hacker spirit" and remove the "(no suits, please!)"

I agree with you on this.  'Suits only' and 'no suits' seem to
be just about the same thing.  If someone likes to wear a suit
and someone wants to wear a worn out IETF t-shirt & jeans, I don't
see how it has any impact upon work.

John