Henning,
I like what you are suggesting, but let me add two things:
* The ITU does something interesting for notable individuals, which is
that they offer a space on a web page to collect condolences. Such
a virtual book could be then presented to the family, to mark the
important contributions an individual made. Often times family
members have no concept of just how important a person has been to
their profession, nor how many friends that person REALLY had.
* On the other side of the coin, I do wish we'd do a better job
celebrating the achievements of those in our community who are ALIVE.
As Dave might say, these two points are not mutually exclusive.
Eliot
On 10/22/12 4:52 PM, Henning Schulzrinne wrote:
> It is quite common for technical societies (and, I assume, other professional
> associations) to note the passing of their members and contributors to their
> field. For many, the IETF is the closest thing they have to such a society
> and it is a key part of their professional and sometimes personal life.
>
> We sometimes seem to worry too much about scaling problems that never
> actually occur; the discussion here seems to reflect one of them. I doubt
> that we'll be inundated with grieving relatives of one-time IETF attendees or
> IETF list subscribers who want their loved ones to be put on a web page.
>
> If we want to keep this in the spirit of long-established (newspaper)
> traditions rather than a web page, we could use the IETF Journal for
> recording the passing of members of the community.
>
> I also think that a longer list serves as a useful reminder that while we all
> are indebted to the pioneers, the Internet was built by a much larger number
> of people over the years, just like most human institutions.
>
> As the first generation of contributors reaches zero on their time-to-live
> counter, this seems like the humane and professional thing to do, whatever
> precise form it takes.
>
> Henning
>
> On Oct 22, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Pelletier Ray wrote:
>
>> On Oct 21, 2012, at 4:59 PM, Randy Bush wrote:
>>
>>> i started the thread on nanog. i am not sure abha or jon would want to
>>> be on such a list. remember them and honor and carry on their work,
>>> don't memorialize them.
>> With all respect, it is not just about the person, it is about their work,
>> its importance, the history of this Internet and providing role models to
>> others.
>>
>> Ray
>>
>>
>>> randy
>>
>
>
