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On 9/12/07, Adam Fisk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Right.  I forgot I'd seen you over on some of those lists.  I'm surprised
> you participate if you think it's all about commoditizing the competition or
> gumming things up, though.  Which one are you doing?  Joking joking.
>
> No, I agree the IETF has problems, but some standard emerging out of the p2p
> hackers list sure would scare me a lot more!
>
> -Adam
>
>
>
> On 9/5/07, Michael Slavitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >
> > For those that need help with that, try this:
> >
> >
> http://www.google.com/search?&q=slavitch%20IETF
> >
> > On 9/5/07, Michael Slavitch < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > Yes, I know about the IETF.   Google is your friend.
> > >
> > >
> > > On 9/5/07, Adam Fisk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Do you know many people who work in or with the IETF?  Have you worked
> with
> > > > the IETF?  I'm sincerely asking, because I would be surprised if you
> had and
> > > > continued to hold your views.  They make decisions by "taking a hum"
> for
> > > > Christ's sake -- similar the yeahs and the neighs (sp?).  These people
> are
> > > > the enemy?  To me, it's a miraculous example of cooperation amongst
> > > > frequently competing interests.
> > > >
> > > > -Adam
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > On 9/5/07, Michael Slavitch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > > >
> > > > > "The IETF is really not so different from this list -- a bunch of
> > > > > people getting together to make stuff work."
> > > > >
> > > > > Not so sure about that.
> > > > >
> > > > > The goal of participating in a standards body to either make things
> > > > > work to commoditize the competition or gum things up so that they
> > > > > never work,  are horrendoes to implement, thereby creating barriers
> to
> > > > > entry that only you can exploit.
> > > > >
> > > > > Look at IMS, for example.
> > > > >
> > > > > How easy is it to get ICE working, and I mean >working<, not
> "working".
> > > > >
> > > > > How long has it taken to develop and finalize?
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