[Seat] Re: Guidance text for draft-ietf-seat-use-cases

Thomas Fossati <tho.ietf@gmail.com> Wed, 23 September 2026 06:58 UTC

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From: Thomas Fossati <tho.ietf@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2026 08:58:38 +0200
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On Wed, Sep 23, 2026 at 8:17 AM Steve <zhijieluo1022@gmail.com> wrote:
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> Dear all,
>
> There is a well-known Chinese saying: wise people learn from the mistakes of others, while the unwise learn only from their own.
>
> The working group would be much better served by learning from the real-world vulnerabilities documented in “cited external references, CVEs and publications” rather than having to rediscover those vulnerabilities all over again.

Not to be overly dramatic, but in the Apology, Plato recounts that
Socrates, just before being sentenced to death by the Athenians for
"corrupting the youth", says the famous words: "[...] an unexamined
life is not worth living" [1].

I’m sure there must be a Chinese proverb along the same lines (i.e.,
about the virtues of critical thinking, etc.), but I am not
well-versed in Chinese culture, unfortunately, so you'll have to find
one for me ;-)

Off to the woods to pick a sprig of hemlock!

[1] https://archive.org/details/apology-balboa/page/31/mode/1up

-- 
Thomas