On 1/12/2005 07:44, Harald Tveit Alvestrand allegedly wrote:
--On onsdag, januar 12, 2005 07:29:27 -0500 Scott W Brim
<sbrim@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 1/12/2005 04:51, Harald Tveit Alvestrand allegedly wrote:
In principle, IETF administrative functions should be
outsourced. Decisions to perform specific functions
"in-house" should be explicitly justified by the IAOC
and restricted to the minimum staff required, with these
decisions and staffing reviewed by the IAOC on a regular
basis and against a "zero base" assumption.
"Minimum staff required" is a little difficult. One can do anything
with
existing staff if quality and timeliness don't matter. The IAOC has to
determine those parameters as part of deciding staffing levels. I
suggest "minimum staff required to perform the functions satisfactorily
as determined by the IAOC", or something along those lines.
I thought that was implied by "required"...... if we don't like
"required", I think we should drop the subsentence, leaving us with:
In principle, IETF administrative functions should be
outsourced. Decisions to perform specific functions
"in-house" should be explicitly justified by the IAOC,
with these
decisions and staffing reviewed by the IAOC on a regular
basis and against a "zero base" assumption.
OK
Less is more....
Apparently so.
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