> -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Crocker [mailto:dhc2@xxxxxxxxxxxx] > Sent: Sunday, February 12, 2006 7:47 PM > To: ietf@xxxxxxxx > Cc: Ted Hardie; Hollenbeck, Scott > Subject: Re: IETF 65 BOF Announcement: Digital Identity Exchange (DIX) > > [snip] > ps. I happen to the the general topic of online identities is > rich with > opportunities to be productive and I am carefully offering no > comment about the > current proposal. My immediate concern is that we know > better than to conduct > this sort of BOF in this sort of manner. What sort of manner is that, Dave? That's a serious question. There is an open mailing list on which discussion has been taking place since the Vancouver meeting. There is still a month to continue discussion before Dallas. If something is too broad or not clear, please share your thoughts on the dix list so that appropriate changes can be considered. For what it's worth, I consider shooting down an idea to be one potential outcome of a successful BOF. While the members of the list appear to be reaching consensus on an approach, the rest of the community might feel otherwise. I can't judge community consensus by watching the list discussions in isolation. I approved this BOF to give the rest of the IETF community a chance to see what's being considered. If it's not ready for prime time, the proponents need to hear that -- but they need to have the chance to hear that opinion. -Scott- _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf