Thomas, > 1) produce a document. > 2) get a small number of quality reviews. > 3) revise in response to those reviews > 4) ensure that reviewers in step 2 are satisfied by the revision. > 5) Repeat steps 1-3 with a _different_ set of reviewers. > 6) Repeat step 5 until it becomes clear that the reviewers are finding > only minor editorial issues. > > Observations: > > 1) You can't hurry the above, e.g., by imposing artificial deadlines, > or by saying "no objections during LC, therefor ready to go". You > have to have the reviews, and you have to iterate. The IETF is supposed to produce a product that has market relevance. It has to be useful to a sufficient number of vendors and operators within a window of opportunity. Windows of opportunity close. Can you cite any successful company that produces products in a dynamic market, according to the model you describe above? I can't. The model you describe fits my own sense of research efforts, not product development. d/ --- Dave Crocker Brandenburg InternetWorking +1.408.246.8253 dcrocker a t ... WE'VE MOVED to: www.bbiw.net _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf