RE: IETF Chair

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>> Or maybe a better question is, shouldn't standards be made in a way that allows anyone to implement?  And if nobody is implementing something, can it still be considered a standard?

 

I agree with what you said if it is not a question.

 

Khaled Omar

 

From: Timothy Mcsweeney <tim@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2020 9:04 PM
To: Kyle Rose <krose@xxxxxxxxx>; Khaled Omar <eng.khaled.omar@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: Salz, Rich <rsalz=40akamai.com@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; ietf@xxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: IETF Chair

 

Hi Kyle,

 

>Indeed, one of the critical functions of the IETF (and, really, any

>SDO) is to discriminate: between good and bad ideas, productive and

>unproductive uses of time, between work that advances our shared

>values and work that opposes it. You will not get much support for

>rubber stamping anyone's proposals regardless of merit.

 

Isn't there usually a distinction between the standard and the implementation?  For example, if a 2x4 is a standard for building stuff, should the 2x4 standard body care if you use it to build a villa or a dog house?  Or maybe a better question is, shouldn't standards be made in a way that allows anyone to implement?  And if nobody is implementing something, can it still be considered a standard?

 

Tim

 

 

 

 

 


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