Re: [tao-discuss] [Gendispatch] Requests for IETF 114

[Niels ten Oever <[e-mail]>]

On 07-06-2022 13:04, Jay Daley wrote:
> 
> The problems I have with it though are not minor. The name itself, ’Tao’, is a reference too far. Sure some of use have read "The Tao of Pooh" and get the allusion but for most people, it goes straight over their heads
> 

I agree with this point. The name 'Tao' is neither funny nor helping people understand what the document is about.

> More importantly though, I sincerely doubt that it is of any practical use to its intended audience - it’s far too sprawling, detailed and full of rules to be of use to a newcomer. To be quite candid, every time someone recommends to a newcomer that they read the Tao, I cringe. What it does do is provide a useful reference for long-term participants (where else are the dot colours documented) but that’s not the intended audience. It’s become more a series of authoritative statements that can be referenced/found individually than a flowing document.
> 

I think there is place for a 'Tao'-like document - if only for referencing by newcomers.

I don't see why an RFC'ed Tao, a good website, and video content could not all live side-by-side. We don't need to have one learning path for all newcomers, people consume knowledge in different ways.

Therefore I agree to obsolete RFC6722.

Best,

Niels

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