My thoughts about the problems of the IETF

Bound, Jim Jim.Bound at hp.com
Thu May 8 09:15:24 CEST 2003


Exactly and in line with Keiths mail last night.  Yes.
/jim

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Brian E Carpenter [mailto:brian at hursley.ibm.com] 
> Sent: Thursday, May 08, 2003 6:03 AM
> To: Bound, Jim
> Cc: problem-statement at alvestrand.no
> Subject: Re: My thoughts about the problems of the IETF
> 
> 
> "Bound, Jim" wrote:
> > 
> > > However, I do not agree on the comparison to personel 
> practices in a 
> > > company. IETF is not a company, but a community. In a 
> company, the 
> > > management represents (at least
> > > theoretically) the owner(s) of the company, and is not 
> responsible 
> > > the workers. In a community, like the IETF, the community 
> "owns" the 
> > > community. The management is responsible to the 
> community, and has 
> > > to report its doings to them. I think this reporting is 
> now what is 
> > > a bit missing.
> > >
> > > Cheers,
> > >
> > > Jonne.
> > 
> > Very well stated.  I agree.
> 
> But I assume that you wouldn't expect to see something like:
> 
>   Harald stated that Joe Blow is doing a really poor job running
>   the slurp WG and that no progress has been made. Jane Doe would
>   be a much better chair but she won't touch it unless Biff the Dog
>   disappears from the WG.
> 
> (with apologies to the real Joe, Jane and Biff).
> 
> Would
> 
>   Harald reported that no progress has been made in the slurp WG.
> 
> be useful?
> 
>    Brian
> 


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