Re: IPv7 Selection Criteria

[Noel Chiappa <[e-mail]>]

    However, I note that there continues to be a sentiment in favor of having
    an august body make such a pronouncement.

	Hmm, be interesting to know just how universal this feeling is. Guess
it's probably pretty widespread out there among the poor users who just want
their network to work! I can see their side of it though; they have their own
work to get on with.
	Sigh, I guess I'm just an idealist who thinks "our ordinary citizens
... [should] still be fair judges of public matters". Is this sentiment a sign
of decay in our "democracy"? I guess not; the circle of people doing the
deciding will probably be bigger than ever; it's just the network community
as a whole is so much bigger. Well, enough philosophical musing for today!


    Further, there remains sentiment towards continuing the pattern of
    milestones and public review (where "review" pertains to commentary about
    accomplishments and open issues, rather than to declaring a "winner.)

Oh, I agree, this stuff is extremely useful to driving progress in the designs,
and education among the community at large.

    Hence, let me suggest explicitly distinguishing those criteria that
    have clinical benefit, but lack objective assessment, from those 
    whose assessment can be made mechanical.  The clinical criteria could
    be in their own section, some sort of qualification explaining why they
    are included and how they should be used.

Sounds good to me!

	Noel