Re: objection to proposed change to "consensus"

[Jeffrey Hutzelman <jhutz at cmu.edu>]

On Monday, January 02, 2006 09:56:15 PM -0800 Randy Presuhn 
<randy_presuhn at mindspring.com> wrote:

> Hi -
>
> In http://www.ietf.org/internet-drafts/draft-ash-alt-formats-00.txt
> section 3 says:
>
> |   Furthermore, the authors propose that the IESG carefully consider
> |   declaring consensus in support of the change even if a large number
> |   of 'nays' are posted to the IESG discussion list.
>
> I object to this text, as it might (mis)lead the reader into thinking
> that the methods for declaring consensus were being modified, particularly
> if this document somehow became a BCP.  To deal with this issue, I suggest
> the removal of the following material from section 3:

Agree.  If the authors actually wish to propose a change to the way 
consensus is determined in the IETF, then they should do so in a separate 
document.  Naturally, like any process change in any organization, such a 
change would have to be made under the _existing_ process before it could 
take effect.

-- Jeff

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