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Re: [openpgp] chairs for chartering process

Derek Atkins <derek@ihtfp.com> Mon, 04 May 2015 13:33 UTC

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From: Derek Atkins <derek@ihtfp.com>
To: Christopher LILJENSTOLPE <cdl@asgaard.org>
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Date: Mon, 04 May 2015 09:33:29 -0400
In-Reply-To: <87ioc8zopl.fsf@vigenere.g10code.de> (Werner Koch's message of "Mon, 04 May 2015 11:17:26 +0200")
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Subject: Re: [openpgp] chairs for chartering process
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Werner Koch <wk@gnupg.org> writes:

> Hi,
>
> and thanks for taking up this job.
>
> On Fri,  1 May 2015 22:43, cdl@asgaard.org said:
>
>> 1) The primary charter goal would be create a RFC4880bis document.
>>    a) At the end of that process, we would either re-charter, or close.
>>    b) Other documents (informational or bcp) MAY be entertained by the
>> WG, but are not required for the WG to complete it's task, nor    will
>> their progress "keep the WG from closing"
>
> I am fine with that.
>
> I am a bit curious why the IETF seems to have a policy to have only
> short living working groups.  A hint to a document explaining that would
> be appreciated.

There isn't a written policy on it.

But from personal expierience people get burned out after a while.  When
a WG first starts there is usually a lot of energy, but that fades, so
groups that last a long time tend to attrophy.

> Shalom-Salam,
>
>    Werner

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