On Apr 24, 2012, at 2:16 PM, John C Klensin wrote: > I think I completely agree with that. > john + 1 > --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