Re: [idn] WG last call summary

[Mats Dufberg <dufberg@nic-se.se>]

On Mar 19, 2002, 14:50 (+0900) Bruce Thomson <bthomson@fm-net.ne.jp> wrote:

> > > He is right that this whole project is about the tradeoffs in costs of
> > > fixing things and costs incurred when things break. Where you disagree
> > > is on the resolution of those tradeoffs.
> >
> > I do not agree with your conclusion.
> >
>
> Really? I was hoping that we could at least agree on this. OK, let me
> analyze the factors that might possibly be relevant to our decision.

I was probably too harsh. :-) Yes, we all (?) agree that any solution will
be a compromise based on different factors such as the ones you mention:

> 1. Cost vs. benefits (including time to market, etc.)
> 2. The fact that many people want to do it a particular way.
> 3. Our sense that a particular solution is more elegant or nice.
> 4. Special interest groups.
> 5. The structure of the IETF decision-making process that mandates
>      that we do things in a way not dictated by 1 through 4.

6. The current use of current protocol.
7. The strictness of current protocol.



Mats

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