It is quite common for technical societies (and, I assume, other professional associations) to note the passing of their members and contributors to their field. For many, the IETF is the closest thing they have to such a society and it is a key part of their professional and sometimes personal life.
We sometimes seem to worry too much about scaling problems that never actually occur; the discussion here seems to reflect one of them. I doubt that we'll be inundated with grieving relatives of one-time IETF attendees or IETF list subscribers who want their loved ones to be put on a web page. If we want to keep this in the spirit of long-established (newspaper) traditions rather than a web page, we could use the IETF Journal for recording the passing of members of the community. I also think that a longer list serves as a useful reminder that while we all are indebted to the pioneers, the Internet was built by a much larger number of people over the years, just like most human institutions. As the first generation of contributors reaches zero on their time-to-live counter, this seems like the humane and professional thing to do, whatever precise form it takes. Henning On Oct 22, 2012, at 9:26 AM, Pelletier Ray wrote: > > On Oct 21, 2012, at 4:59 PM, Randy Bush wrote: > >> i started the thread on nanog. i am not sure abha or jon would want to >> be on such a list. remember them and honor and carry on their work, >> don't memorialize them. > > With all respect, it is not just about the person, it is about their work, > its importance, the history of this Internet and providing role models to > others. > > Ray > > >> >> randy > >
