On Aug 9, 2011, at 20:30, Nathaniel Borenstein wrote: > We worry too little about the opportunity cost of the passage of time, so we > fight time-consuming battles. We should instead be trying to build an > optimal pipeline of incremental progress in a generally positive direction, > acknowledging inevitable mistakes along the way.
Nathaniel, this (and the rest of your message) is probably the most profound observation I've heard about the IETF process for quite a while. For another perspective on this, see section 2.7 "The fallacy of perfection" in "Garrulity and Fluff". (http://www.iab.org/wp-content/IAB-uploads/2011/04/Bormann.pdf) Gruesse, Carsten _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list [email protected] https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
