________________________________________ From: ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx [ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Marshall Eubanks [tme@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx] Can't you repeat it yourself ? It is supposed to be a deterministic process (once the inputs are obtained). RFC 2777 A method such that public information will enable any person to verify the randomness of the selection meets this criterion. This document gives an example of such a method. _______________________________________________ Ah, yes, but if you re-read the announcement of the selection, it starts: > From: ietf-announce-bounces@xxxxxxxx [mailto:ietf-announce-bounces@xxxxxxxx On Behalf Of NomCom Chair > Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2010 2:56 PM > > Hi all, > > The following is the list of 10 nomcom volunteers selected randomly > from > this list: https://datatracker.ietf.org/ann/nomcom/2395/ You have to read well down into the message to be told that the process is based (somehow) on RFC 3797. It's a typical problem around here -- messages that should be stand-alone announcements aren't written carefully, and the authors forget how much background knowledge they are assuming. (Would this announcement be comprehensible to someone who was unaware of RFC 3797/2777?) A better start would be: > The following is the list of 10 nomcom volunteers selected randomly by the process of RFC 3797 from this list [URL]. The input data to the RFC 3797 algorithm is detailed below. Dale _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf