Re: first steps (was The other parts of the report...)

Harald,

HTA>  but if you add together:
...
HTA> I actually think we are reasonably close to a description.

     That is quite a bit like saying that the presence of a requirements
     document means that we are 'reasonably close' to a protocol
     specification. If that were actually a valid assessment, we would
     not have problems producing protocol specifications after having a
     requirements document, and it would not take very long.

     However, if you think we are "reasonably close", then it will not
     be difficult for you to produce the document that contains the
     necessary detail, so it can be inspected for concreteness, accuracy
     and completeness.

HTA> I had one series of conversations where I tried to explain what the
HTA> secretariat does, and ended up with a puzzled "but where's the big 
HTA> expensive problem?" - our activities may be far less extraordinary than we
HTA> may think.

     First of all, for any interesting topic, there will always be some
     people representing any given point of view.  So it is not at all
     significant that you found someone who thinks that none of this is
     a big deal.

     It would be more interesting to find someone who believes that and
     who has real experience organizing and operating the relevant
     activities (events and processes) that the IETF needs to get done.

     You will not find such a person, because the actual details
     required to conduct an operation like this are substantial, and the
     constant attention to that detail required to keep things running
     smoothly is daunting.

d/
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 Dave Crocker <dcrocker-at-brandenburg-dot-com>
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 Sunnyvale, CA  USA <tel:+1.408.246.8253>

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