I think I completely agree with that.
john
--On Tuesday, 24 April, 2012 19:55 +0000 Christian Huitema
<huitema@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> We see here a tension between two goals, engineering the
> Internet and making standards for the Internet. In most cases,
> the two goals are easily reconciled , as open standards are an
> essential part of an open Internet. But here we have a
> conflict. On one hand, good engineering would mean, setting
> the best possible example in matters such as security and
> privacy. On the other hand, public standard making seem to
> require a very controlled participation process, in which
> participants have effectively no privacy. Of the two goals, I
> think we would be much better off emphasizing engineering and
> downsizing process. The Internet did not develop because the
> IETF had better processes than the ITU. It developed because
> we cared about making the best possible network!
>
> -- Christian Huitema
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