Personally I am ok with the badge checking (as form of access control to a non-public resource (meeting, terminal rooms)) but I can understand some of related questions regarding who modifies ietf operation. Regarding freeriders: agree that would be a big deal. But I am not aware of any incident of that. So I would like to hear more about such incidents and extend (even anecdotal) before considering anything for this reason. For bluesheets automation: Didn't we have the RFID experiment in Hiroshima Unfortunately at that time with dual blue sheet and rfid. To replace by rfid may still be a way. But thinking about both methods: if a person wants to avoid blue sheets either method he could do that without detection. And even easier: we have all slides, audio stream and jabber online available, is the blue sheet really still helpful regarding patent trolls? Tobias On 12 Nov 2010, at 00:09, Brian E Carpenter <brian.e.carpenter@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 2010-11-12 12:32, Lawrence Conroy wrote: > ... >> Do I think the introduction of badge police to control access to IETF >> WG meetings is a big deal? > > I think that freeriders attending our meetings without paying their > share of costs would be a big deal. > > I think that patent trolls attending our meetings without identifying > themselves and signing the blue sheets would be a big deal. > > I am very happy to have my badge checked and I would be even happier > if the blue sheets could be automated. > > Brian > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@xxxxxxxx > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf