Re: Badges and blue sheets

Personally I am ok with the badge checking (as form of access control to a non-public resource (meeting, terminal rooms)) but I can understand some of related questions regarding who modifies ietf operation.

Regarding freeriders: agree that would be a big deal. But I am not aware of any incident of that. So I would like to hear more about such incidents and extend (even anecdotal) before considering anything for this reason. 

For bluesheets automation: Didn't we have the RFID experiment in Hiroshima Unfortunately at that time with dual blue sheet and rfid. To replace by rfid may still be a way. But thinking about both methods: if a person wants to avoid blue sheets either method he could do that without detection. And even easier: we have all slides, audio stream and jabber online available, is the blue sheet really still helpful regarding patent trolls?

Tobias

On 12 Nov 2010, at 00:09, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2010-11-12 12:32, Lawrence Conroy wrote:
> ...
>> Do I think the introduction of badge police to control access to IETF
>> WG meetings is a big deal? 
> 
> I think that freeriders attending our meetings without paying their
> share of costs would be a big deal.
> 
> I think that patent trolls attending our meetings without identifying
> themselves and signing the blue sheets would be a big deal.
> 
> I am very happy to have my badge checked and I would be even happier
> if the blue sheets could be automated.
> 
>    Brian
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