Re: Kudos to MSP IETF hosts & other ramblings

[Steven M. Bellovin]

In message <4.2.2.20010323090914.01abfd30@localhost>, Margaret Wasserman writes
:
>
>Not to pick on Jon specifically, but how is this common IETF
>attitude consistent with the IETF's stated commitment to 
>open process?
>
>At 06:52 AM 3/23/01 , Jon Crowcroft wrote:
>
>>also,the wireless access fro mthe pub was inspired! we got really
>>serious bar bof work done without tourists kibbitzing
>
>
We're getting far afield, but "tourist" refers to someone who attends 
and possibly tries to participate in working groups without having done 
their homework.  I've lost track of how many times this week I heard "I 
haven't read the drafts, but..." or "Did you read the draft?  No, 
but..."



                --Steve Bellovin, http://www.research.att.com/~smb