On Aug 9, 2011, at 20:30, Nathaniel Borenstein wrote: > We worry too little about the opportunity cost of the passage of time, so we fight time-consuming battles. We should instead be trying to build an optimal pipeline of incremental progress in a generally positive direction, acknowledging inevitable mistakes along the way. Nathaniel, this (and the rest of your message) is probably the most profound observation I've heard about the IETF process for quite a while. For another perspective on this, see section 2.7 "The fallacy of perfection" in "Garrulity and Fluff". (http://www.iab.org/wp-content/IAB-uploads/2011/04/Bormann.pdf) Gruesse, Carsten _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@xxxxxxxx https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf