From: Henry Spencer (henry@spsystems.net)
Date: Wed May 08 2002 - 21:23:23 CDT
On Wed, 8 May 2002, Russ Allbery wrote:
> > Consensus does not mean that everyone agrees, only that the bulk of the
> > group agrees.
>
> Yes. And I don't believe that this is the case for this group. It may be
> the case among the people who have remained on the mailing list, but isn't
> the case if one includes all the people who have already left in disgust
> at the process followed.
Can people who have given up on participating in this effort realistically
be said to be members of the working group any more?
One of the less pleasant aspects of consensus standards processes is that
if you want your view heard, you have to participate, even if that
requires gritting your teeth.
Henry Spencer
henry@spsystems.net