modest suggestion for how to proceed
Keith Moore
moore at cs.utk.edu
Wed Mar 26 09:38:45 CET 2003
> it seems clear that we've identified that there isn't just one core
> problem - so splitting up the task of dealing with them might be the
> Right Thing to do.
>
> I'd think that those activities might be thought of as subgroups of
> our editing team - so far, I don't think Elwyn has been inundated with
> people offering to write or rewrite part of his document for him,
I've certainly considered writing my own version.
> nor have we had much feedback on Margaret's call for "defining
> mechanisms to solve the problems" - which IS constructive rather than
> analytic activity
again, if you don't understand the problem, it's too soon for
constructive activity.
> One thing about the list below is that it is perhaps too
> omphaloskeptical (love that word for "navel-gazing" :-) - one
> contributing factor to the stresses the IETF is under is in fact the
> "world outside the gates" - our relationship to the industry, our
> relationships with other standards bodies, our relevance to the > market.
I certainly have no objection to examining the factors you mention, and
agree that it could be useful to do so.
Keith
More information about the Problem-statement
mailing list