[mmox] IETF policy question

[Heiner Wolf <[e-mail]>]

Hi,

Assumed there are multiple systems with incompatible architecture,
each sophisticated and with it's own protocols.
Assumed that we as a WG do not know enough about the general problem space.
Assumed that there are sub-groups which know enough about their
problem and have working solutions.

What would the IETF do?
1. task one of the sub-groups to standardize one of the
protocol/architecture variants, although it might leave a large part
of the community out of the loop, while having at least a hope to
defeat fragmentation in the future
...or...
2. do not standardize at IETF level, which might be good for the
competition of ideas and allows the community to learn more about the
general problem space, but preserves fragmentation unless the market
cleans it up.

I am really undecided, but there is probably BCP in the IETF.

Best
-- 
Dr. Heiner Wolf
[e-mail]
www.wolfspelz.de
www.virtual-presence.org