>>>>> On Sat, 05 Nov 2005 18:59:10 +0100, Brian E Carpenter <brc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> said:
Brian> Here's the text. You can pick up a map at the
Brian> concierge desk in the Westin. I ate at Wild
Brian> Garlic last night and it was excellent.
Mr. Carpenter, the IETF Chair;
Your restaurant recommendations, I do take seriously.
The goers go, the talkers talk and the doers do.
Remember!
Of course many now visit the ietf.org site primarily
for the restaurant guide. And now that is only
available as a .ppt file.
Is big business now so entrenched at the ietf that use
of Microsoft's PowerPoint is being encouraged at the
ietf.org website?
True to form, like an experienced cult leader, you have
again trivialized a real problem.
My email was not about restaurants or a need for the
text.
Publication of anything in Microsoft PowerPoint format
at the ietf.org website is utterly inappropriate and
wrong. If IETF's Best Current Practices are to be taken
seriously, ietf.org website should lead by example.
A responsible IETF Chair would have:
- Recognized and acknowledged that publication of
anything at the ietf.org web site in Microsoft's
PowerPoint format is wrong.
- Immediately addressed the problem and republished
in an Open/Libre/Free format.
- Addressed the broader question of what are
the Open/Libre/Free formats appropriate for web
publication and what constitutes an Open/Libre/Free
format.
In between good meals, perhaps you can also consider
your responsibilities.
As of
Sat Nov 5 14:32:04 PST 2005
the "Restaurant Guide" in
http://www.ietf.org/meetings/IETF-64.html
points to
http://www.ietf.org/meetings/Restaurant_Guide_Map.ppt
This information is provided in Microsoft PowerPoint, a
vendor-specific proprietary format. Fix it quick.
Enjoy Vancouver's many good restaurants.
Bon Appetit!
...Mohsen
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