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Title : On Consensus and Humming in the IETF
Author(s) : Pete Resnick
Filename : draft-resnick-on-consensus-04.txt
Pages : 15
Date : 2013-10-02
Abstract:
The IETF has had a long tradition of doing its technical work through
a consensus process, taking into account the different views among
IETF participants and coming to (at least rough) consensus on
technical matters. In particular, the IETF is supposed not to be run
by a "majority rule" philosophy. This is why we engage in rituals
like "humming" instead of voting. However, more and more of our
actions are now indistinguishable from voting, and quite often we are
letting the majority win the day, without consideration of minority
concerns. This document is a collection of thoughts on what rough
consensus is, how we have gotten away from it, and the things we can
do in order to really achieve rough consensus.
Note (to be removed before publication): This document is quite
consciously being put forward as Informational. It does not
propose to change any IETF processes and is therefore not a BCP.
It is simply a collection of principles, hopefully around which
the IETF can come to (at least rough) consensus.
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