Re: Confused on "IETF Consensus"

[Robert Moskowitz <[e-mail]>]

At 03:52 PM 6/12/96 -0700, Craig Partridge wrote:
>
>Dissenter is someone who disagrees and may object to promotion of the document
>for technical or social reasons which are at least somewhat independent
>of their self interest (and, I would hope, tries to offer alternative
>solutions that address his or her concerns).
>
I would like to add a 'real world' example to a previous event that had
decension.

RFC1597 begat RFC1627 (think I got the #s right).  Until RFC1918 came out
they were both used in the community, 1597 to explain how to do it, and 1627
to explain why it might be a bad idea.

Disenters have a voice, it is publish.

Of course, that was back in the old days before everyone was using the
'right to publish' as an end-run around wgs.  A considered disenting
document (much like what 1627 (or is it 47, oh well, too early in the
morning after a big community wedding)) helps everyone.  The flames against
this document should never be publish as an RFC, as they do not add value.


Robert Moskowitz
Chrysler Corporation
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