I recently reviewed the working group e-mail since the IETF meeting.
I found:
o 14 e-mails discussing an interim meeting
o 3 e-mails discussing the minutes of the IETF meeting
o No technical discussion (where a "discussion" requires at
least two e-mails)
This suggests a couple of things to me:
o The working group is not using the e-mail list to make
technical progress.
o The working group is probably not adequately productive.
I strongly urge that we explore how we can make the working group
more productive _before_ we conclude that an interim meeting is the
most appropriate solution.
Let me recommend a couple of potential solutions in an effort to stimulate
some thought and discussion:
o We should seek to make more productive use of the e-mail list.
This is, after all, the IETF. While there are almost 250 people
on the mail list, there is a total absence of technical discussion.
Why is this?
- Do we have the right people on the e-mail list? That
is, should there be additional technical personnel
actively participating on the list? Presumably, the most
likely source of these personnel is companies interested
in the success of the working group.
- Are most of the people on the e-mail list interested
in merely tracking, rather than participating in, the
activities [sic] of the working group?
- Is there adequate interest within the IETF community
to support this working group? If not, how do we
generate the necessary interest and recruit the
appropriate participants?
Having said that, I am concerned about interim meetings becoming the
dominant tool of the working group. This grates against the
traditional IETF sensitivity to design-by-cabal.
-tjs
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