Re: Decision process [Re: [Pesci-discuss] stack overflow]

[Harald Tveit Alvestrand <[e-mail]>]

--On 27. oktober 2005 11:53 -0400 Melinda Shore <[e-mail]> wrote:

> On 10/27/05 10:34 AM, "Brian E Carpenter" <[e-mail]> wrote:
>> The PESCI team tended to consider this as one of the things
>> we couldn't consider changing, and therefore there's nothing in
>> section 4 suggesting any change in this area. Are you arguing for
>> a change, and in that case can you offer a draft principle?
>
> I'd be happy to try, although making changes to the decision-making
> process tends to imply changes to the "membership" model as well,
> and I'm chary of going anywhere near that.  But it's worth a taking
> a look at what might be good base principles for decision-making
> in the IETF, and perhaps just see where that goes in terms of the
> rest of it.

Perhaps our non-membership model and the rough consensus decision making 
method belong in a separate draft called "sacred cows of the IETF" - things 
that we need to think about, which aren't ****basic**** to the IETF, but 
where changing them is such a major effort that it should only be taken on 
if we're *really* sure we need to change them?

           Harald, tongue only slightly in cheek

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