Re: Possible BofF question -- I18n (was: Re: Possible OBF question -- I18n)

["Patrik Fältström " <[e-mail]>]

On 31 May 2018, at 15:37, John R Levine wrote:

> On Thu, 31 May 2018, Patrik Fältström wrote:
>> The serious question here is if IETF do have enough competence in I18N space or if IETF should drop that ball and give to some other SDO.
>
> But the related question is whether any other SDO is any better.

+1

Or that just thinking of moving things away from IETF would create dependencies we do not like, so that people, organizations and other participants start prioritize differently?

> I18N needs an unusual combination of computer and linguistic skills.  I would be surprised if there were a lot of any people anywhere who have them both.

I know there are more than the three four five that normally respond to things. I think to start with we talk about coordination and prioritization so that we get this, although small, group of people more effective.

I hope that would bring the interest up to speed enough to make it possible for IETF (and IAB) say we (as in the SDO) do have enough skills in this area to make good decisions. I.e. consensus is possible to conclude, and we trust the outcome of the "normal" IETF consensus based process.

And, to conclude, having a BOF to talk about this is I think excellent.

    paf