On 24 Jun 2006 10:58:31 -0000 John Levine <johnl@xxxxxxxx> wrote: > > 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. True. Which is why it's necessary to handle the reviews in a pipelined rather than a stop-and-wait fashion. But part of the reason IETF's process is so slow is that the only meaningful checks we place are at the end - so a working group typically labors to the point of exhaustion without having received any external feedback, so when the feedback does arrive the working group is so dysfunctional that it's nearly incapable of fixing anything (and it is often in denial about what is wrong). Providing more early feedback will speed up the process rather than slow it down. Keith _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf