Pekka Savola wrote:
>
> On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, W. Mark Townsley wrote:
> > > What most people seem to be missing is the real work is done outside of
> > > the WG meetings. You can quite well participate in the IETF process
> > > without ever (or once or twice a year) being present. Personally, in some
> > > wg's I've been to, a lot of MIC time is used by people who 1) like their
> > > own voice, and/or 2) haven't read the drafts.
> >
> > You don't have to present works for them to be adopted as WG items.
> >
> > Presenting a work does, sometimes, help the WG chair(s) determine interest level
> > and consensus of the WG, particularly if the issue is contentious and the right
> > people are present at the meeting (e.g. people who have read the draft and
> > care). So, while it can help the author's cause to present, it is not (nor ever
> > has been that I know of) a requirement.
>
> Well, I haven't been around all that many years, but I don't recall a
> single case in a few WG's I'm participating that an unpresented work would
> have been adopted.. sure, it's not written down anywhere, but sometimes
> custom is stronger than law...
It could certainly be the convention of the WG Chairs in those (or even most)
groups. But, it is still not an IETF mandate.
Cheers,
- Mark
>
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> Pekka Savola "Tell me of difficulties surmounted,
> Netcore Oy not those you stumble over and fall"
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