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[Rfced-future] What went wrong [was Welcome to the romp! A reminder of what I would like us to decide first...]

Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@gmail.com> Wed, 01 April 2020 22:44 UTC

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To: Doug Royer <douglasroyer@gmail.com>, rfced-future@iab.org
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Subject: [Rfced-future] What went wrong [was Welcome to the romp! A reminder of what I would like us to decide first...]
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On 02-Apr-20 09:54, Doug Royer wrote:
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> Has "what went wrong" been defined? Fixed? I saw a lot of opinions. I don't recall a conclusive resolution or definition.

I think we should avoid finger-pointing, since it wouldn't serve any useful purpose. So I think that means we should look for structural problems that were the ultimate cause of what went wrong.

As John Klensin said, an important symptom was people thinking that the RSE was an ordinary contractor with key performance indicators to be measured. Another symptom was that the oversight committee (like the IAOC) was apparently getting far too involved in details. Were there other symptoms?

Looking at the symptoms, we might be able to discern the structural problems that caused them.

   Brian

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