I suspect that any approach that was chosen was the result of negotiations and discussions among those who took part in the discussion at that time. Any solution would raise questions in a societal setting, since unanimity is not the norm in a democratic process. The RFC process has extended so deep and so far that change may be difficult, though not impossible. wawa On Thu, 8 Jan 2004, jfcm wrote: > Could it not be useful to have a "List of Comments" (LOC) for each RFC? > Where experience about the RFC reading, testing and implementation could be > listed by the authors (or a successor) from experience and questions > received. It would avoid the same questions to be debated again and again > and it would help further thinking. These comments could start with a > summary of the WG debated issues, explaining the whys of some options. I > suppose the implementation would be easy enough since it would follow the > same numbering scheme and titles. Such a LOC being an updated appendix > could be reviewed and help preparing replacements. > jfc > -- Wawa Ngenge (Ph.D.) Internet Society Trustee Emeritus WorldComputerExchange.org Director www.worldcomputerexchange.org/board_staff/ngenge-resume.htm ngenge@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
