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[TLS] Re: Improving the quality of the discussion on the TLS email list

Eliot Lear <lear@lear.ch> Fri, 31 July 2026 11:02 UTC

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Hi,

On 31.07.2026 12:37, Ken Kubota wrote:
> There have been repeated requests [1, 2] that the working group chairs release the participant chart/list/table publicly that supports the 70 % claim ("7/10 WG participants favor advancing the document" [3]).

Unnecessary.  All the information used by the chairs is publicly 
available on this list.  Do your own homework.  Stop making work for others.

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