Response to WG last call, Problem Statement: Thoughts on the IET F problem statement

[todd glassey]

So Harald - what are the goals then? To provide this open and fair
environment for the creation of Internet Standards?

Todd

----- Original Message -----
From: "Harald Tveit Alvestrand" <harald at alvestrand.no>
To: "Robert Snively" <rsnively at brocade.com>;
<problem-statement at alvestrand.no>
Sent: Friday, November 21, 2003 10:45 AM
Subject: Re: Response to WG last call, Problem Statement: Thoughts on the
IET F problem statement


> Robert,
>
> let me just say for the record that I disagree with you.
>
> I believe the fact that the IETF has technically competent leaders who are
> expected to use that competence when leading the organization is a central
> reason why the IETF has been successful in a number of areas where ISO,
> ANSI, ITU and many others have failed.
>
> I also disagree with your comments about the value of corporate membership
> and the value of doing work (almost) only at face-to-face meetings (while
I
> agree that sometimes more face-to-face meetings are useful).
>
> Differentiation is not a goal in itself.
> But neither is being like others.
>
>                          Harald
>