[Ediint] Re: Formalia question - making decisions
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It appears that Joe Mandel <joe@akayla.com> said: >-=-=-=-=-=- > >Hi Erik & Asger, > >The IETF makes decisions by reaching "rough consensus" rather than by formal vote. This is outlined in RFC 7282. As for deferring issues to the list, proposed decisions >made during a meeting are followed up on the mailing list to give those who were not in attendance a chance to be involved. I'd emphasize that the IETF process specifically does not involve voting. The idea of rough consensus is to listen to the people's positions, keeping in mind people's relevant experience, and see whether there is general agreement on what to do. General agreement does not mean unanimity. It's not rare for a few people to be "in the rough" if the sense of the WG is different. R's from Indonesia, John
- [Ediint] Formalia question - making decisions Erik Wramner
- [Ediint] Re: Formalia question - making decisions Asger Smidt
- [Ediint] Re: Formalia question - making decisions Joe Mandel
- [Ediint] Re: Formalia question - making decisions John Levine