Hi Eduard,
At 01:14 AM 15-04-2021, Vasilenko Eduard wrote:
You are very close to the root cause. The root
cause is motivation. Well, probably one could
say that it is "culture"? or part of the culture.
Many people in IETF have a personal motivation
that is not fully in line with the "public good".
For example: publish any nonsense to report
personal IETF progress for the employer.
Rigorously fight back even if somebody would
show that particular idea is on the opposite side from perfect.
Example 2: never dispute any job of others, even
if they propose something really bad. It would
destroy your relationships, people could fight back to your proposals later.
Example 3: support whatever chair would propose,
never criticize the boss ? yoou are dependent on him.
Example 4: create small closed groups and help
each other on every occasion (without paying any attention to the public good).
And so on, so on, so on. Humans are intelligent, especially in IETF.
I'll express an opinion instead agreeing (or disagreeing) with you.
Every group learns and shares common some
behavior and beliefs. We both likely have
different motivations to participate in this
group. We both have our own beliefs of what
constitutes the "public good". This group, or
can I say task force, version of what constitutes
the "public good" is the technical
specifications, mailing list discussions, and
minutes (of meetings) which are provided for
free. Does this version of the "public good"
benefit, on balance, the public or private
interests? My guess is that it is the latter.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy
