Pete, Thanks for the pointer. There are so many very easy messaging Apps, Slack, Wire, etc. why it is mandatary to have Jabber? Besides, remote people who want to post questions should register with the Remote Participation, and can raise their hands if they want to ask questions (i.e. posting their questions to the Etherpad). If there are no remote participants, can WG go on without Jabber scriber? Remote people can also access Etherpad. It is kind of nice to have questions captured in the Etherpad. My two cents. Linda -----Original Message----- From: Peter Saint-Andre <stpeter@xxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2019 6:23 PM To: Linda Dunbar <linda.dunbar@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>; ietf@xxxxxxxx Subject: Re: why is it still mandatary to have Jabber scribing for WG session given Etherpad can allow anyone to post questions? As described (informationally) in RFC 7649, the role of the Jabber scribe is to relay questions from remote participants, not to take notes. https://nam03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rfc-editor.org%2Frfc%2Frfc7649.txt&data=02%7C01%7Clinda.dunbar%40futurewei.com%7C9256765b45d0474051d908d71ac50522%7C0fee8ff2a3b240189c753a1d5591fedc%7C1%7C1%7C637007305832539585&sdata=HsAe%2F15LRIYXPyrI2iDQPVhYEeJHzBuhjXa2P%2F%2BTg%2Fo%3D&reserved=0 Peter On 8/6/19 5:19 PM, Linda Dunbar wrote: > Installing Jabber is not easy. You have to find specific servers to > download, and very often you are not really sure which one is legitimate. > > Many people don't have Jabber installed on their device, especially > for people using mobile devices. > > > > Given Etherpad allows anyone with any devices to post questions. Why > is it still mandatary for WG session to have Jabber scribe before it > can start? > > > > Puzzled > > > > Linda > > > > >
