Re: from the horse's mouth

[Brian E Carpenter <brc at zurich.ibm.com>]

Alper Yegin wrote:
> > - is the IETF community interested in discussions about the social
> > implications of the technology we develop
>
>
> I think this is very interesting.
>
>
> > - is the IETF general list the right place for those discussions.
>
>
> Is it too late to arrange a BoF meeting at IETF 64?

Yes, several weeks too late.

> A plenary talk may
> be a good starting point too.

I think that would take a lot of careful preparation. As this
thread has shown, there is a fine line between neglecting
unintended side effects of our technology and drifting off
into discursive discussion that doen't converge on a clear
result.

But I'm not against it - it just needs to be prepared very well.

    Brian


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