[RTW] For information: The W3C charter of the RTC-Web related activity there

[Marshall Eubanks]

On Jan 14, 2011, at 4:15 AM, Philip Jägenstedt wrote:

> On Thu, 06 Jan 2011 12:55:03 +0100, Harald Alvestrand <harald at alvestrand.no> wrote:
> 
>> Enclosed is the (HTML format) current proposal for a W3C activity.
>> Discussion of this is not a DISPATCH activity, so should go to the
>> rtc-web list until further notice.
>> 
>>               Harald
>> 
> 
> I would suggest that teleconferences be limited to a minimum, following <http://www.w3.org/2007/03/HTML-WG-charter>, which says:
> 
> Teleconferences: up to 1 per week, as needed
> 
> My expectation would be that no teleconferences are ever needed, as it is a terrible medium for discussing technical issues. In particular, no WG decisions should ever be taken in a teleconference, as that would force everyone to call in at the right time and listen to an hour of hissing/bubbling sounds just to have their vote count.
> 

I think it bears repeating that IETF WG are supposed to make decisions by rough consensus, not votes, and 
WG decisions are supposed to be made / confirmed on the WG mailing list.
So, from the standpoint of making decisions, teleconferences are not needed. They can, however, be very useful.

Regards
Marshall


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