> > If we consolidate too much, we cease to be an association of > > individuals working together to produce a rough consensus and > > working code and begin to resemble a corporate hierarchy. > > > > No knowledgeable individual would ever assert that the IETF is anywhere > near as efficient as a corporate hierarchy. > > Eliot
I'd say efficiency is not necessarily the metric. Contributions to science, engineering, infrastructure, and society are better metrics. In that sense, I'd say the IETF has been far more successful than any corporation, with the nice side benefit that a few corporations have benefited. But, that's not our mission. If I wanted to participate in a corporate hierachy, I'd do so in a job. Our mission is making a global Internet and, IMHO, that requires a different organizational structure. Carl _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list [email protected] https://www1.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
