On Dec 4, 2012, at 9:46 AM, Barry Leiba wrote: > > But the point of "running code" in our nice, catchy slogan, is that > "running" doesn't mean simply that it runs. It means that it's > actually *in use*, possibly for real, but at least in a test lab where > it's getting real use. *Real* running code probably does lend such > confidence. Code that's just been written because it helps your draft > get an extra tick mark in a box almost certainly doesn't, whether we > can see and understand the source code or not.
But Barry - if you're in the consultancy business and wear "running code and run away" shirts to IETF meetings; well. perspectives diverge... -danny
