My thoughts about the problems of the IETF

[Brian E Carpenter]

In any case, this is exactly why the IESG is renewed annually
by an independent process. Eric is describing what happens in
self-perpetuating groups. From my 5 years sitting in on IESG
phone calls, the IESG really isn't wedged in this way. For example,
I remember this fellow Keith Moore who was always kicking up a
fuss inside the IESG :-)

   Brian

Keith Moore wrote:
> 
> > Harald> how can  we overlook the  fact of legitimate differences  of opinion
> > Harald> when we have them among ourselves all the time??????????
> >
> > Oh come on now.  Dogma doesn't provide the answer to every question, so even
> > the  most  dogmatic,  in-bred  groups  will  have  internal  differences  of
> > opinion.  That  doesn't  mean  that  they  will allow  their  dogmas  to  be
> > questioned.
> 
> Perhaps not, but there are conflicting dogmas even among IESG.
> Nor are inbreeding and dogma limited to IESG - WGs exhibit them also.
> 
> Sometimes, not always, conflicts between dogma lead to greater understanding
> and better resolution of the problem.  Ideally this would happen long before
> there is a substantial investment in a particular solution.
> 
> Keith