Tony,
Here is what I see:
- There have been a number of attempts at characterizing the
solution space. Once upon a time we were trying to establish
dimensions along which they could be compared quantitatively.
Lately we've just settled for describing them. You took one of
the more recent attempts and incorporated it in a draft you wrote,
and are proposing that it represent the RRG's position on how to
think about solutions in order to select one.
- You are applying strong control on the content -- if you disagree
with an idea your position has strong weight -- but this conflicts
with your stated role as "editor" and your position as co-chair in
which you are mainly trying to create consensus. If you want to
be in an author role, please say so.
- The conceptual framework was lifted from Bill Herrin and you do
not want any modifications to happen without Bill's involvement.
You want his opinions to carry significant weight. But once you
take the framework and put it in the RRG's draft, it isn't Bill's
anymore.
Here is what I would like to happen:
- Consensus discussion on what should go in a recommendation draft.
A categorization of solutions is probably a good idea but it isn't
enough -- we should talk about how we think it in particular can
be used, but also how we think the draft as a whole might be used
by the IETF to make progress. As it stands I don't think the
draft is very useful to the IETF.
- Consensus discussion on what's in it already, particularly (of
course) the chunking of approaches into categories. In this,
sorry Bill but you're just another individual.
I was relieved to hear that you aren't trying to submit a draft before
this meeting. I will write up what I can on this over the next few
weeks. I'm about to go on a four-cities-in-a-week tour so I won't be
able to produce anything for the group to get their teeth into until
the 2nd week of March, but I request a time slot in the RRG agenda to
present some proposals. If all goes well I won't need it, but I would
like to reserve the slot just in case.
Thanks ... Scott
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