Re: [Rfced-future] Scope and IETF 108 proposals

["Joel M. Halpern" <[e-mail]>]

In my view, the reason we need a person to do this is that leadership by 
committee is essential equivalent to a recipe for disaster.  And I do 
think we want leadership.

Yours,
joel

On 6/28/2020 7:47 PM, Martin Thomson wrote:
> On Sat, Jun 27, 2020, at 13:01, Nevil Brownlee wrote:
>> I've updated my Internet Draft to include a suggestion of what an RSEB
>> (RFC Series Editorial Board) could be structured. Take a look at
>> https://www.ietf.org/id/draft-brownlee-rfc-series-and-rse-changes-01.html
> 
> This is very much not what I had in mind.  We should not insist on having a role that depends on finding an individual with a rare and difficult combination of attributes.  And I don't think that you can support that function by taking a program with open participation and consensus processes and reduce that to 5 people (+stream manager ex officio) who are responsible for approving strategy.
> 
> Perhaps you can start by explaining why you think we need to have an individual perform these functions.
>