Re: Wikis for RFCs

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On 9/19/11 20:27 , Donald Eastlake wrote:
> I think a wiki per RFC with any sort of official IETF status is a bad
> idea that would create many cesspools of controversy.

6393 of them at present count...

It should not go unremarked that 6393 updates an existing document and
performs a standards action apparently without much controversy. yet
avails itself of the filter our process provides.

joel

> Donald
> 
> On 9/19/11, Melinda Shore <melinda.shore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> On 9/19/11 8:14 AM, Alejandro Acosta wrote:
>>> +1
>>> I also support the idea of every RFC havving the associated wiki.
>>
>> I don't.  I'm basically in Paul's camp, although I don't think the
>> greatest risk is that there'd be a negative impact on how the
>> organization will be perceived by the community (although I agree
>> that there's considerable risk of that).  I wouldn't want to
>> provide a forum for contentious discussions will never, ever end,
>> that nothing will ever be resolved, and that people who can't
>> accept organizational decisions will continue to fight those
>> battles on the wiki.
>>
>> I think there's value in wikis to which people can contribute
>> implementation and deployment notes, but only if there's a way
>> to head off endless wars about stuff that's already been resolved
>> by the IETF.
>>
>> Melinda
>>
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