-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA256 On 11/15/2012 11:59 AM, Tony Hansen wrote: > On 11/15/2012 4:45 AM, t.p. wrote: >> I started, some years ago, with a meeting, because the culture that I was >> used to was that conferences, be they annual or triannual, were where >> things really happened and that e-mail filled in the gaps in between (and >> I think that this remains the case in other, related, fora). That >> attendance showed me that most of the IETF meeting was a waste of time, >> that it was e-mail that was the main vehicle for work, and I think that >> the IETF web site has it about right when it says >> >> "People interested in particular technical issues join the mailing list >> of a WG and occasionally attend one or more of the three IETF meetings >> held every year." and "After participating by email for a while, it may >> be time to attend your first meeting." >> >> which is not exactly sellling the idea of attending meetings:-) But as I >> say, I think that that is the nature of the IETF. > > I've always felt that: between the meetings, four months worth of work > gets done, and then during the meeting, another four months worth of work > gets done. > > I've found this to be true over and over. My experience is that during the meeting, 2 hours of work gets done (per WG), and then between the meetings, another 2 hours of work gets done. - -- Marc Petit-Huguenin Email: marc@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Blog: http://blog.marc.petit-huguenin.org Profile: http://www.linkedin.com/in/petithug -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.12 (GNU/Linux) iQIcBAEBCAAGBQJQpVHPAAoJECnERZXWan7EJn0QAIZuJ2PX3d0U1EWtKoxDlz3k Y0eShE+G4rMa82xBJ4RHdNnyNymXdebcvQlFeH6ecep8nm1++r9KQ8kWeo/FEPRN eK+q8jEMABy4IVSTIgOjMJcA4834FdCnW+oFaP8t8J0ufCMenoKkRfz2pDx6VFOh 7mHmfU4lfFuYNVbVRHinkSZqtklGwLwrIaJ/zpjQX5dTJRpMeakeSRKiurSzIK9u Nd2P8TY5V2M332g5TreEZAQh2+bS1Wuhvx4FV69SnpPGMpFqsMzcbRVyQfkFuMJ7 +Ol4evJL5DNfPNZSX7EENvyxK+lXNkok2vA4TEa3eQvb5c2PfEYx4xE39l3Jj9+H XBw4swRLIfWKyJ50E8w9alEJYa4tAL2eCSZuMpSXNp37XbGPZ2glpWQUNZXFRhgY oXjzflI84rzGPCNzGyg70JEYz3GJ5SS9K5kF4dqmVu1+OS9vfJKNSkce0IhNbc+I Tl+fK6LEXnzCresRwnOP28Mw9QzbHih7nC+d2iQHUI5jq2II254VBddrEaHRfSFm tCtNWIgDXDxuB5losK91+9IkU0IbUOZXmOpb5vqlXJujEbcxgnceb5+5zhsD/6Mp pSTwyzs8Bz7xUrli2UTsQSEbT4DC8bPon7uy4dyzCe+x2Z/D+4BJVHAtMI/TVdfY N8qSqkqp2PrCXLgr2qU2 =/ibP -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----