> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wes Hardaker [mailto:hardaker@tislabs.com]
> Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2002 19:01
> To: eos@ops.ietf.org
> Subject: multi: Re: Protocol operations proposal deadline / shield-eos-...
[...]
> In the short run, I have no problems putting forward both smaller
> and larger solutions, as long as the progress of the larger
> solutions isn't impacted (IE, work must go forward quickly on a
> bigger-simpler-easier-to-use global solution, and a delay can not be
> incurred at this point while energy is focused only on short-term
> solutions first). IE, iff [sic] the WG has sufficient energy to
> carry multiple proposals forward, this doesn't bother me in the
> slightest if there is consensus to do so.
The WG has not had the cycles to produce one solution; as chair, working on two solutions is a non-starter.
We need to pick a single solution and focus our energies on that solution. We can utilize ideas from the other proposals as appropriate.
> Wes Hardaker
> Network Associates Laboratories
/gww