Behcet Sarikaya wrote on 08/01/2021 15:55:
Folks, I see heated discussions on this thread, but I missed its beginnings.
I would appreciate if someone shortly describes what is being discussed
What's being discussed is how the IETF should use easily accessible,
general purpose, commonly-available tools which are specifically
designed to precisely handle the sorts of things that the IETF and its
participants need to do, and in the way that suits everyone best at an
individual basis because that's the tool they've always used, except for
new tools which we need to design and build to match all these
requirements. It's important that this should happen at zero cost to
anyone, but particularly IETF participants. And the IETF.
Additionally, everyone wants to make it clear that everyone else's tools
are also completely welcome unless they happen not to suit everyone's
purposes perfectly, in which case, they are clearly a hindrance and
shouldn't be used. Obviously, the more tools in this category, the
better. Particularly git, or not (and Github, or not).
and what has been learned so far?
That the quantity of hot air emitted in the course of this and other
discussions on ietf@ could power the earth for generations.
Nick
