On 7/28/16, 10:31 PM, "ietf on behalf of Melinda Shore" <ietf-bounces@xxxxxxxx on behalf of melinda.shore@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > For one thing, we already have too much work. In which case, maybe the IETF or certain WGs or Areas are focused on the wrong work / wrong priorities? > This is completely subjective but my own sense is that the #1 problem we have related to open source projects we take years to produce specifications. I certainly agree with that; the pacing of work seems greatly out of step with what happens elsewhere in our tech community. I think this tends to seriously scare off people who would otherwise be interested in or benefit from participating at the IETF. - Jason