> So the outline of "What is the IETF" http://www.ietf.org/tao.html#what > is not agreed upon? > It doesn't mention market relevance...did I miss something? It also does not mention "guiding the market", but rather prominent usage of words like "pressing" or "near-term" that emphasize the need for timely completion of specifications. A phrase like "Specifying the development or usage of protocols and the near-term architecture to solve such technical problems for the Internet" specifically does not mention that the IETF proposes solutions to all problems, or that the IETF solution is expected to be adopted regardless of process issues. The philosophy is simple: the IETF proposes, and if the IETF solution has merit it will be adopted. There are plenty of examples of IETF standards that did not get significant adoption, and non-IETF protocols that got wide deployment. -- Christian Huitema _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf