Re: RFC Series Editor Resignation

Randy Bush <randy@psg.com> Thu, 27 June 2019 17:57 UTC

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>> gedanken experiment: should the rse even be directly part of the
>> ietf/iab/... process, or be much more independent, e.g. a la the
>> iana?
> 
> Is the IANA really independent in the sense that you mean?

to be honest, i do not know.  could be my perception.  but good
question.

they run multiple streams: protocols, names, numbers; only one of
which is 'ours'.

but we're down in the details.  i was just trying to jog us out of
assuming that we should follow the same path which has led to a clear
failure.

randy