Brian & Jari, > > Please understand the argument that was made strongly while > > RFC 3777 was in WG discussion: there is reason to believe that > > a substantial fraction of the potential candidates would *not* > > volunteer if they were entering a public race. It's hard to > > judge the validity of that argument, but it's certain that > > publishing the names would change the whole process in > > unpredictable ways. > > > Like Hesham, I am also aware of this argument and do not > necessarily agree with it. (In fact, one could make the point > that not being able to tell you have volunteered sounds a bit > wimpy compared to what kind of public visibility and pressures > the folks need to deal with if they are actually selected, > particularly to the IESG.) > > Also, to give you a datapoint on potential candidates -- my name's > been given to nomcom a couple of times and I certainly would not be > bothered by folks knowing who has volunteered and who has not. > And I think John L said something similar as well. I wouldn't mind if my name was made public the times that I have volunteered; but again, I wasn't active in the discussions of RFC3777. I agree with Jari on the above points. John _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf