Re: ion-ion-store open for public comment

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

Dave,

Dave Crocker wrote:
> Brian E Carpenter wrote:
>
> > > In other words, Brian, by running the experiment, in its current 
> > > form, you are
> > > ensuring that meaningful changes can't be made without disruption.
> >
> >
> > I truly don't get your concern. We have mechanisms today to get
> > operational material onto the IETF web site. We won't be siwtching
> > those mechanisms off while running the ION experiment. If, which
>
>
> Then I can't figure out what goes into the 'experiment' and what 
> doesn't. It sounds as if this becomes redundant -- ie, extra -- effort.  
> That reduces the incentive to use it.

As the person who created the existing "Operational Notes" page, and
submitted one of the two draft IONs, I found the very minor extra effort
to use a decent shared-authoring version management system well worth
it. Kudos to the SVN people and to Henrik, of course.

> > I doubt, we decide IONs aren't a success, we will simply post the
> > ION material to the web site in the current way. If they are a success,
> > we'll consolidate the ION mechanism in the light of experience.
> > I don't see disruption either way.
>
>
> "consolidate" does not mean making changes, or "changes" doesn't mean 
> disruption?

Well, if change means disruption, I experience disruption most days of
the week ;-). My point is that the changes involved will all be at noise
level.

Enough. Happy holidays to all!

    Brian

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