Hi Joel, I admit that I don't know the statistics but just replied to an information posted that there are not much posts (discussion post, not RFCs nor I-Ds) on this list from thoes countries. However, thanks for your information it will help us see the challenges if we consider the percentage of thoes contributions per the internet users in the statistics of countries contributions to IETF. AB On 3/3/13, joel jaeggli <joelja@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > On 3/3/13 4:12 AM, Abdussalam Baryun wrote: >> On 03/03/2013 01:37, Melinda Shore wrote: >>> On 3/2/13 2:42 PM, Fred Baker (fred) wrote: >>>> I'd suggest you redo your analysis. It doesn't have a lot to do with >>>> reality in the working groups I'm in. >>> I wonder if he's basing this on the main discussion lists. There >>> actually don't seem to be that many people from Japan and China >>> posting here on IETF-discuss, despite considerable activity from >>> those corners of the globe on individual working group mailing lists. >> I think the Internet Community of Japan and China are important to the >> IETF, maybe more important challenge to attract them for IETF >> purposes. I think the reason is that they my not be posting because >> some replies are discouraging in IETF which means there is another >> challenge for IETF. > http://www.arkko.com/tools/rfcstats/countrydistrhist.html > > blue = china > grey = japan > > http://www.arkko.com/tools/stats/countrydistr.html >> I still didn't leave the posting because there are good encouraging >> people in IETF. Please note that I have been now one year posting and >> two years before reading, and have a feeling that IETF SHOULD >> encourage people from China, Japan, Africa, >> >> AB >> My Origins from Africa Internet Community >> > >