From: Andrew Gierth (andrew@erlenstar.demon.co.uk)
Date: Wed Sep 04 2002 - 10:34:27 CDT
Ralph> 1. [y/n] We've produced a great draft and have achieved
Ralph> "rough consensus" besides, so let's move on!
no
Ralph> 2. [y/n] We've produced a reasonable draft and have
Ralph> achieved "rough consensus", so let's move on!
no
Ralph> 3. [y/n] We've produced a lousy draft, but have nonetheless
Ralph> achieved "rough consensus" - or at least Mr.
Ralph> Lindsey says so, so let's move on!
no
Ralph> 4. [y/n] The draft isn't ready yet, and will never be, but
Ralph> I'm tired of all this, so let's move on; hopefully
Ralph> the IETF will stop it.
no
Ralph> 5. [y/n] The draft isn't ready yet, and will never be,
Ralph> but I'm tired of all this. Let's give up!
no
Ralph> 6. [y/n] The draft isn't ready yet, and will never be, but
Ralph> we might have a chance if we started from scratch.
yes
Ralph> 7. [y/n] The draft can still be fixed, but needs more work.
Ralph> Yes, we're probably all tired of it, but that's
Ralph> not a reason to call it "complete".
yes (but the value of "more work" in this case is quite large)
Ralph> 8. [y/n] ________________________________
I agree with Russ in that the _process_ is the problem as much as the
end product.
-- Andrew.