On 07/11/2013 15:58, Randy Bush wrote: >> You’re entitled to your opinion, but I entirely disagree. I thought each >> of those made an important point and highlighted some areas where consensus >> is broadly held. I appreciated Russ’ composition of the issues and think >> he deserves our thanks. > > the feeling of those present was pretty clear. i am sure folk with too > much free time on their hands will wrap themselves around process > epicycles 'til the cows come home. there is a massive amount of work to > do. let us focus on that. Plus several. Obviously the hums were not aimed at deciding any engineering questions in need of great precision. They were aimed at getting a sense of the room on some general principles. As with the two previous occasions I mentioned, if we want to write them up, there needs to be a draft and a consensus-forming process. That would be a fine background activity. Meanwhile, I hope progress on doing the actual work continues in the foreground. Brian