On Sun, Aug 12, 2012 at 11:49:35PM +0200, Carsten Bormann wrote: > > I do believe the process question is an absolutely useful one. We > should have a process that is able to handle multilateral activities > that include the IETF
Why is it useful? As far as I know, this is the very first time we have had a problem shaped exactly like this. There have been other issues with different sets of parties on other multilateral activities, but they appear to have demanded a different kind of response, since that's what they got. It seems to me that we could better spend our energies working on standards (using our actual standards development model rather than the abstract approximation in the affirmation!) than in working up rules to govern a circumstance that, we should all hope, will not arise again in our lifetimes. Not every single bit of human interaction requires a process rule. Some things just require judgement, and I encourage "the leadership" -- people we put (via the nomcom) into the position to exercise such judgement -- to do so. Best, A PS: I have on purpose not commented about the proposed statement, because the request was for strong objections, and I have none. -- Andrew Sullivan a...@anvilwalrusden.com
