Re: "IETF work is done on the mailing lists"

Marc Blanchet <marc.blanchet@viagenie.ca> Tue, 27 November 2012 18:07 UTC

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Le 2012-11-27 à 13:00, Barry Leiba a écrit :
> 
> So here's my question:
> Does the community want us to push back on those situations?  Does the
> community believe that the real IETF work is done on the mailing
> lists, and not in the face-to-face meetings, to the extent that the
> community would want the IESG to refuse to publish documents whose
> process went as I've described above, on the basis that IETF process
> was not properly followed?

no. Our work is done both on mailing lists and f2f meetings. As co-chair of a few wg, we have been doing great progress during f2f meeting with high-bandwidth interactions. 

so document shepherd and AD should exercise judgement on how to see the community consensus/participation.

Marc.

> 
> I realize that this question is going to elicit some vehemence.
> Please be brief and polite, as you respond.  :-)
> 
> Barry, Applications AD