SM wrote: > I think that the above covers the larger issue. This is not the usual > IETF experiment. It is a social experiment. I'm not sure what you'd call the ipv6 hour other than a social experiment... > There was a time when the IETF was a trend-setter. The ietf is an organizational framework through which work is organized and documents are published. The attendees bring the ideas and do the work. > We can take the view > where the IETF only "publishes" technical specifications and it cannot > influence how the technology is used. If I bring work to the IETF, it's either because I intend to benefit from it or I intend that someone else benefit from it, while there are other probably less noble intentions that are played out here I don't believe that there are many people that would dispute that proposition. > Or we can take this opportunity > to understand the social impact of the technologies. There's an epistemological fallacy here since the social impact can be know a posteri but can only be speculated on by those of us who live in the present. I for one am more interested some simple questions: will it work? what is the workflow like? Can it be integrated into the remote/realtime participation technologies in fashion that has some utility? > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf