> I was concerned when I first heard of this that it would result in a > website that would call for flashy software on a gee-whiz device to > be able to carry on participating in the work of the IETF. I note, > however, that while the SOW talks of getting the work done, the SOW is > limited to www.ietf.org. Checking History, I find I last used that when > planning to attend IETF89 and before that, I cannot recall when. I think you're overlooking that there is lots of informational material at www.ietf.org/* for people who may not strictly be newcomers but are still learning. I'm still learning, and use much of that material frequently. Of the ~50 links off http://www.ietf.org/content.html, I counted only 6 links to the datatracker. > So if www.ietf.og was made gee-whiz and flashy, it would not affect me; > and perhaps that website, which is what the innocent browser would most > likely stumble across in a search for the IETF, should be gee-whiz and > flashy to advertise better who we are and what we do, to give us more > street cred.. That's the outreach mission. Different audience. Brian > > Of course, if graphics, moving images and incredibly clever java > (that always misguesses what I am about to do) were to mission creep in > the direction of the datatracker, then that would be disastrous for me; > but as long as this is only www.ietf.org, then it could be a good thing. > > Tom Petch > >