Re: principles for decision-making

>>>>> "Melinda" == Melinda Shore <mshore@xxxxxxxxx> writes:

    Melinda> On 11/1/05 11:22 AM, "Sam Hartman"
    Melinda> <hartmans-ietf@xxxxxxx> wrote:
    >> I'm here because of the consensus process.

    Melinda> Could you describe what you mean by that?  The reason I
    Melinda> ask is that what I'm seeing is that there really isn't a
    Melinda> functioning consensus process in the IETF in general, at
    Melinda> least when it comes to making decisions.  Collaboration,
    Melinda> sure, but not consensus decision-making.  Chairs tend to

In the working groups where I participate, we do work very hard to
reach consensus.  There are typically at most one or two people who
feel that their concerns have not been addressed on any given issue.

One aspect of it is that the effort would fail rather than produce a
sufficiently unacceptable result.


I'm sorry your experience in the IETF is not the same, but I'm very
reluctant to give up the good qualities I have.