On 2019-07-26 14:30, Richard Barnes wrote: > On Fri, Jul 26, 2019 at 00:05 Leif Johansson <leifj@xxxxxx > <mailto:leifj@xxxxxx>> wrote: > > > > I completely agree. This should be treated as a search, not > writing an RFP and see who applies. > > Thats absolutely right - people & community over process! > > > This seems ironic, given how focused this thread has been on process. > The process (RFP vs search) doesn’t matter — either way we need to get > the best person for the role. > > To put it in contrast to Klensin’s comment at the plenary — just because > someone is engaged as a contractor doesn’t make them a bag of nails. Richard, That is not what "people over process" means. What I mean is this: you find the right person for the job and then you figure out how to get them into the position to do the job. Maybe I should have said "people before process". Cheers Leif