Hi John,
At 03:02 AM 16-11-2017, John C Klensin wrote:
AFAIK, there are two issues, at least if one accepts that anyone
was is going to speak or otherwise attempt to influence
decisions needs to be registered and, insofar as is possible and
reasonable, registered with an identity that is understandable
by others. Note that should apply to entering anything into a
Jabber room (with a "MIC" request or not) as well as using the
Meetecho queue request mechanism.
One is the rapid switching Brian mentions above. If one
concludes, midway in a WG session, that one needs to speak up or
say something on Jabber, the odds are high that the conversation
will have passed the topic by if one has to pause and go through
a registration procedure rather than just switching modes. That
is, IMO, the important issue on a short-term basis.
Over the years it was possible to comment in a Jabber room without
having to click through a "Note Well" and it is still like that
today. Meetecho Observer mode is audio only; it used to be audio and
video after Meetecho was introduced.
THe other is the cost of doing this remote participation stuff,
costs that are going to rise if things some of us have discussed
to make things work better or more smoothly are implemented
The expenses for remote participation is 4.7% of meeting expenses.
Regards,
S. Moonesamy