Re: IETF chair's blog

Simon Pietro Romano <spromano@unina.it> Mon, 25 February 2013 11:15 UTC

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Hi  Brian,

> Exactly. The inter-personal communication toolset we use in the
> IETF is quite limited because of some unwritten constraints,
> which certainly include:
> 
> - very widely available, including free or open source solutions
> - operating-system independent
> - standardised, non-proprietary
> - not unduly plagued by advertising
> - preferably, standardised by the IETF itself
> - most tools allow time-shifting for worldwide collaboration
> - reasonably secure
> - do not damage privacy but do not encourage anonymity
> 
> I think we have to be very careful going outside that set
> of constraints (which is why I'm not a big fan of Webex or for
> that matter Meetecho).

Just out of curiosity, can you list which of the above requirements is not met by Meetecho?

Thanks,

Simon


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