On Mon, Jul 15, 2019 at 01:34:49PM -0400, Keith Moore wrote: > On 7/15/19 11:15 AM, Leif Johansson wrote: > > I don't think its a good idea to include "experience as an RFC > > author" as a desired skill. Including that requirement will skew the > > selection towards the usual suspects and Recruiting the next RSE > > from within the community should imo not be a high priority for us. > > I emphatically disagree. Why should IETF entrust the editing of its > work product to someone who might not understand IETF's mission or > share its values? I want the RSE to have enough technical knowledge w.r.t.: - typesetting - XML, XML Schema - technical language in addition to English language copy-editing experience. In other words: a technical writer who has experience in typesetting. I would also suggest that the RSE has to know what "process" means and have had some experience with org / publication processes of some sort. Candidates will probably need a portfolio. Oh yeah, one more thing: leadership -- at the very least they must not be shy. The incumbent certainly shown leadership. The rest they'll learn on the job. ----- Having been an I-D author/co-author/editor? That would imply meeting some of the above criteria, so it's useful in itself, but it's neither necessary nor sufficient. ----- Finding a new RSE sounds daunting. Hope it all works out. Nico --
