On 1/6/21 2:56 AM, Hannes Tschofenig wrote:
The good thing is that there is no real problem here. In most working groups a limited number of people actively participate. Those people know how to contribute. For those who just browse through groups from time to time it got more difficult to see where the center of attention currently is.
I would claim that what you describe *is* a real problem. IETF works best when it benefits from a wide range of input, including "cross-area" input and input from generalists. When working groups consist of a small number of people who do whatever they want in their narrow areas of concern, groups have a greater tendency to work at cross-purposes with one another.
And I would claim that we've been seeing the unfortunate results of that for many years now, so that instead of resolving tussles we encourage them, and we produce more and more standards that lack coherence with one another.
Keith
