At 21:22 29-10-2009, Ian Hickson wrote:
What is the process for proceeding in the IETF when people have fundamentally different and mutually exclusive opinions?
The group seeks rough consensus. I guess that you could think of it as the view that reconciles the various opinions. That does not require everyone to agree; although that's better. It's not a hard rule; there's no voting. It's up to the Working Group Chair to evaluate the consensus.
Regards,-sm
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