> Such as, a requirement for formal cross-area review of the design > goals document and of preliminary specifications as a prerequisite > before producing a reference implementation. The IETF standards process is already so slow and uncertain that people throw up their hands in exasperation and go around it. Changing the process to make it even slower and add yet more hoops to jump through will solve the problem by ensuring that nobody bothers any more. R's, John _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf