-----Original Message----- From: Keith Moore <moore@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: 30 March 2020 10:13 To: Marcolla, Sara Veronica <Sara.Marcolla@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>; 'ietf@xxxxxxxx' <ietf@xxxxxxxx> Subject: Re: @EXT: RE: United Nations report on Internet standards <snip> > This vote, however, gets counted as one, as the one of any Joe or Alice. IETF doesn't vote; it attempts to build consensus. So a good proposal which has a good justification, even if initially supported by only a single individual, can carry much more weight than one vote. And ideally a proposal is judged on its merits; it shouldn't matter where that proposal comes from. At the same time a proposal with poor justification and/or one which seems to be harmful, will hopefully fail no matter how big the organization or government that sponsors the individual who argues for it. Keith <snip> I did indeed meant voice, not vote. On the other hand, I believe that a broad engagement such as IETF could encompass governments as well - the ISOC policy program was an excellent example of this, and if I have engaged with IETF (reading and digesting dozens of mailing lists and RFCs) is because I got educated in the ways of IETF. A more active participation would be indeed better, of course. Baby steps. Kind regards, Sara Marcolla Europol - O3 European Cyber Crime Centre (EC3) www.europol.europa.eu ******************* DISCLAIMER : This message is sent in confidence and is only intended for the named recipient. If you receive this message by mistake, you may not use, copy, distribute or forward this message, or any part of its contents or rely upon the information contained in it. Please notify the sender immediately by e-mail and delete the relevant e-mails from any computer. This message does not constitute a commitment by Europol unless otherwise indicated. *******************
