Re: [arch-d] Program issues

John C Klensin <john-ietf@jck.com> Sun, 15 November 2020 22:49 UTC

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Good.   I always appreciate one less thing to worry about.  At
the same time, I was worried more about slippery slopes than
specific intentions at present, so I'm unlikely to completely
stop worrying.

   john

--On Sunday, November 15, 2020 22:42 +0000 Stephen Farrell
<stephen.farrell@cs.tcd.ie> wrote:

> 
> Hiya,
> 
> On 15/11/2020 22:36, John C Klensin wrote:
>> Granted that I'm getting a bit paranoid about such things but,
>> when I read that proposal, I saw, not a simple adjustment of
>> terminology but a further step in which the IAB becomes less a
>> single (and jointly accountable) body and, instead, more like
>> the IESG where different members are assigned primary
>> responsibility for different topic areas and keep that
>> responsibility for long periods of time.
> 
> I never thought of that and nobody discussed that and I don't
> believe that's at all in-play myself, so yep in that case I
> think paranoia is not warranted.
> 
> Cheers,
> S.