Re: Future of the PPP WG

Mark Townsley <[email protected]> Fri, 9 Sep 2011 14:00:53 +0200
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On Sep 9, 2011, at 1:33 PM, Glen Zorn wrote:
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>> One question is, should PPPEXT have a 1 hour meeting at the November
>> IETF meeting? I think that would be the best way to come to consensus
>> on this but obviously only if enough people would plan to actually
>> attend. So, I'd be interested in who is would attend and any opinions
>> for or against such a meeting.

PPPEXT hasn't met in, what, 10 years or more? The charter hasn't changed =
significantly since Thomas Narten was AD. I seriously doubt a physical =
meeting is worth having in what are already jam-packed IETF meetings.  =
If you have any PPP experts there, it will be because folks like Glen, =
James, and others happen to have moved on to other areas that require =
IETF presence.=20

If you are dead set on a recharter (personally, I like the pppext =
charter, and pointed to it as a good example of a "dormant but useful" =
WG several times as AD) then round up the PPP guys that are still around =
and chat with them in the hallway and take it to the list. It could even =
be a fun bar outing, looking back on the good old 90s... perhaps we =
could get Craig and Karl Fox to dig up some memorabilia.=20

But, please don't make Marcia deal with what to her will look like a =
brand new WG to deal with scheduling.

- Mark

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"><br><div><div>On Sep 9, 2011, at 1:33 PM, Glen Zorn =
wrote:</div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div><blockquote type=3D"cite"><font=
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color=3D"#000000"><br></font></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">One =
question is, should PPPEXT have a 1 hour meeting at the =
November<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">IETF meeting? I think =
that would be the best way to come to =
consensus<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">on this but =
obviously only if enough people would plan to =
actually<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">attend. So, I'd be =
interested in who is would attend and any =
opinions<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">for or against such a =
meeting.<br></blockquote></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>PPPEXT =
hasn't met in, what, 10 years or more? The charter hasn't changed =
significantly since Thomas Narten was AD. I seriously doubt a physical =
meeting is worth having in what are already jam-packed IETF meetings. =
&nbsp;If you have any PPP experts there, it will be because folks like =
Glen, James, and others happen to have moved on to other areas that =
require IETF presence.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>If you are dead =
set on a recharter (personally, I like the pppext charter, and pointed =
to it as a good example of a "dormant but useful" WG several times as =
AD) then round up the PPP guys that are still around and chat with them =
in the hallway and take it to the list. It could even be a fun bar =
outing, looking back on the good old 90s... perhaps we could get Craig =
and Karl Fox to dig up some =
memorabilia.&nbsp;</div><div><br></div><div>But, please don't make =
Marcia deal with what to her will look like a brand new WG to deal with =
scheduling.</div><div><br></div><div>- Mark</div><br><blockquote =
type=3D"cite"><div><br>I would attend if I had no irreconcilable =
conflicts.<br>_______________________________________________<br>Pppext =
mailing list<br><a =
href=3D"mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</a><br>https://www.ietf.or=
g/mailman/listinfo/pppext<br></div></blockquote></div><br></body></html>=

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