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Re: [rfc-i] [Tools-discuss] what metric replaces page-count?

Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@vpnc.org> Mon, 12 April 2021 17:32 UTC

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On 12 Apr 2021, at 10:12, Warren Kumari wrote:

> I really disliked the tone of "Time to move on from..." - I understand 
> that
> Richard doesn't happen like this metric - but I'm disappointed that,
> increasingly, if you don't agree with someone in the IETF, the tone 
> pivots
> to implying that there is something wrong with them, or that they are
> stupid, or similar...

A strong +1 to what Warren said. As some of you might remember, I 
opposed the creation of official PDFs because their use should be 
discouraged in normal practice. I still fee that way. However, there's a 
wide gap between "you would likely be better served by the new shiny if 
you gave it a chance" and "you're wrong for wanting the old thing".

I still hope that the v3bis work spends no time on improving the PDF 
format because it hinders the more valuable use cases, but I don't want 
them to deprecate it now that the costs have been sunk and there are a 
few people who find it useful.

--Paul Hoffman
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