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Re: Describing which behavior is appropriate or not (was: Last Call: <draft-eggert-bcp45bis-06.txt> (IETF Discussion List Charter) to Best Current Practice)

S Moonesamy <sm+ietf@elandsys.com> Sun, 31 October 2021 17:49 UTC

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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 2021 10:48:39 -0700
To: Lloyd W <lloyd.wood@yahoo.co.uk>, ietf@ietf.org
From: S Moonesamy <sm+ietf@elandsys.com>
Subject: Re: Describing which behavior is appropriate or not (was: Last Call: <draft-eggert-bcp45bis-06.txt> (IETF Discussion List Charter) to Best Current Practice)
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Hi Lloyd,
At 05:00 PM 30-10-2021, Lloyd W wrote:
>a better translation of that phrase is "drunken bullies". (Google 
>Translate has an edge over Yandex, btw.)

Yes (about the translation service).

>But really, if we're not working to advance the corporate interests 
>of our employers, why are we even here?

It is a balance of interests.  The standards development activity 
should not be dominated by a small group of persons (or companies).

People are here for different reasons.  I found the cross-pollination 
interesting.  It was also useful to know which specifications to avoid.

Regards,
S. Moonesamy

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