Re: A couple of meta points -- IETF 100, Singapore, onwards

[Adam Roach <[e-mail]>]

On 5/24/16 10:38, Leslie Daigle wrote:
>
> Thanks, a cogent summary, though I think it underplays a couple of key 
> points:
>
> 1/ the cost of backing out of Singapore at this date (this is the 
> picture we’re trying to put together in a way that will be useful for 
> public consumption)

Certainly, and I look forward to this information being shared with the 
community. As it appears to be the key practical countervailing 
argument, I would have hoped to have seen it in the initial message from 
the IAOC on the topic.

> 2/ whether a broader range of people than have failed to unsubscribe 
> from the IETF@ mailing list are on board with canceling (there are a 
> few different conversations that are going on in the background and 
> they are not all supportive of canceling). 

I'm sure there are. Be careful when using majority opinion to make 
decisions that affect minority populations. Tyranny of the majority 
remains the Achilles heel of democracies (and this is writ large in 
consensus building exercises).

/a