Re: [rtcweb] Interim meeting and way forward

Hi Roni,

at this point, I am talking in general and strategically, not about any
decision in particular. Which particular topics would benefit from the
suggestions below and which wouldn't should be kind-of obvious to anyone
who is somewhat involved in the technical work. Also, as usual, the
technical discussions on individual topics will be moderated and
facilitated by the chairs.

Thanks,

Gonzalo

On 13/02/2013 4:22 PM, Roni Even wrote:
> Hi Gonzalo,
> Is there a meeting summary from the interim meeting that list the
> already-made decisions from the interim or are you talking about ones from
> IETF85?
> Thanks
> Roni Even
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: rtcweb-bounces@ietf.org [mailto:rtcweb-bounces@ietf.org] On Behalf Of
> Gonzalo Camarillo
> Sent: 12 February, 2013 1:45 PM
> To: rtcweb@ietf.org; mmusic
> Subject: [rtcweb] Interim meeting and way forward
> 
> Folks,
> 
> first of all, I hope everybody has already managed to get back home after
> the storm. Also, I want to thank Hadriel and Acme for being great hosts. The
> information flow, the meeting facilities, the catering, the pullovers, and
> everything else was just perfect.
> 
> With respect to the technical work that got done in Boston and, more
> importantly, that remains to be done, I want to share a few thoughts with
> the group.
> 
> A fact that is obvious but some of us sometimes forget about is that RTCWeb,
> as any other technology, has a window of opportunity. The usefulness and
> relevance of any standards we develop in this area will be extremely high
> within that window, but will decrease dramatically if the window closes
> (e.g., if too many new applications out there are based on non-standard
> mechanisms).
> 
> While we have everything in the group to meet the relevant market's
> deadlines, we should keep them in mind nevertheless. In particular, we are
> going to be facing cases where *any* decision is better than *no* decision,
> or where the *perfect* will be the enemy of the *good*.
> 
> In practical terms, the group should think twice before opening already-made
> decisions and open them only for very good reasons. Also, the group is going
> to have to make decisions based on *rough* consensus, as opposed to *wide*
> consensus or unanimity. This may sound like motherhood and apple pie but I
> want to stress these points anyway since they are important and need to be
> kept in mind.
> 
> For Orlando, I have allocated a *significant* amount of time to RTCWeb and
> MMUSIC. Those sessions will allow us to take advantage of the momentum we
> currently have after the interim and to make more progress in all the
> relevant specifications.
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> Gonzalo
> AD for the RTCWeb and MMUSIC WGs
> 
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