On Mar 5, 2013, at 8:25 AM, Margaret Wasserman <mrw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > Hi Russ, > > On Mar 4, 2013, at 5:05 PM, Russ Housley <housley@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: >>> The problem with this argument is that it appears that we have a choice between "limited knowledge of congestion control" and "an empty seat". Which one is more likely to be able to learn about it? >> >> If that were the extent of this discussion, then the answer would be obvious. It is not that simple. > > I understand. I was responding only to the discussion of the fact that we couldn't find a candidate with expertise in congestion control, so we shouldn't appoint anyone. > > If we absolutely need someone with that expertise on the IESG, that isn't likely to be resolved by proposals to reorganize the IESG and/or eliminate this position, either. I must agree with Margaret here. As with code refactoring, eventually you've refactored away the simpler bits. Usually you are left with a core of something that was too hard to refactor. Even if we agree that the IESG has work that could be redistributed in some fashion, it's arguable this solves the problem at hand. -- Jeff