Re: LLC Board Meeting Details - 14 May 2020

Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com> Fri, 08 May 2020 19:50 UTC

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From: Eric Rescorla <ekr@rtfm.com>
Date: Fri, 08 May 2020 12:49:16 -0700
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Subject: Re: LLC Board Meeting Details - 14 May 2020
To: John Levine <johnl@taugh.com>
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On Fri, May 8, 2020 at 12:37 PM John Levine <johnl@taugh.com> wrote:

> In article <
> CABcZeBO_6vwxn3XTJfJvHGifx-boyKQ2KxVAS2-x-i5NFKpd9w@mail.gmail.com> you
> write:
> >First, I think you are wrong on the merits. I do not believe that support
> >for IPv6 (nor DNSSEC, nor TLS 1.3) should be a primary criterion for
> >selecting tools. It may make us sad that these technologies are not being
> >adopted at a faster rate but I don't think that inconveniencing ourselves
> >in order to make a statement is the right answer.
>
> I happen to agree with this sentiment but I really wish we could give
> this endless argument a rest.
>
> It's come up over and over for at least a decade, we have never come close
> to resolving it, and we're not going to do it right now.
>

I totally agree, which is why I avoided responding to this thread for so
long. However, I thought it was worth responding to clarify what I took to
be the appropriate role of the LLC in this, and I figured if I was going to
do that, I should probably be transparent about the merits.

-Ekr