+1 about Heather not having RFC writing experience before taking on the RSE position.
Actually, the former RSOC's search committee (yes, I was on it), made sure applicants had lots of experience of publishing technical material, as well as considerable experience with networking and computer technology. We narrowed down the field to three likely applicants, and brought them all to the Beijing IETF meeting so that they could see for themselves how the IETF worked.
Cheers, Nevil
On Tue, Jul 16, 2019 at 5:06 AM Paul Hoffman <paul.hoffman@xxxxxxxx> wrote:
On 15 Jul 2019, at 9:47, Sarah Banks wrote:
> This isn't a "yes/no" comment, but rather, a bit of colour - I think
> requiring the experience with having written an RFC means the
> candidate would have been through the process previously and hence,
> has some experience with it.
Heather Flanagan did not have RFC writing experience before she became
the RSE. Thus, the one data point we have speaks against this as even a
desirable skill.
> Also, it's not a requirement, just a desirable skill :)
Then the SOW needs to be revised. "Experience as an RFC author desired"
is listed in a section called "EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE REQUIRED:". In
fact, three of the five bullets in that section, and the first bullet of
the next section, confuse "desired" and "required".
--Paul Hoffman
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Nevil Brownlee, Taupo, NZ
