Re: comments on your comments....

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To: Scott Bradner <sob@newdev.harvard.edu>
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> > thank scott's boss for having such a pervasive infulence on the IESG
> 
> Marshall,
> 	I do want to thank you for keeping this discussion on such
> a high level.

hey, it's not my problem if you can't control your boss.  however, it is
my problem when your boss effects IESG policy...


> ... that the IETF
> should be run in a professional manner and that to do so will reduce
> the destain that the IETF is viewed with in some areas.

i'm sure that the civil service also aspires to be run in a professional
manner; or, at least to be perceived that way.


> There are far too
> many places that use our standards in spite of us rather than because of 
> us.

true.  i'm sure that are a lot of competent engineers who don't bother
contributing "in spite of us rather than because of us".

there's a moral here.  

/mtr