On Mon, 25 Feb 2002, W. Mark Townsley wrote: > > What most people seem to be missing is the real work is done outside of > > the WG meetings. You can quite well participate in the IETF process > > without ever (or once or twice a year) being present. Personally, in some > > wg's I've been to, a lot of MIC time is used by people who 1) like their > > own voice, and/or 2) haven't read the drafts. > > You don't have to present works for them to be adopted as WG items. > > Presenting a work does, sometimes, help the WG chair(s) determine interest level > and consensus of the WG, particularly if the issue is contentious and the right > people are present at the meeting (e.g. people who have read the draft and > care). So, while it can help the author's cause to present, it is not (nor ever > has been that I know of) a requirement.
Well, I haven't been around all that many years, but I don't recall a single case in a few WG's I'm participating that an unpresented work would have been adopted.. sure, it's not written down anywhere, but sometimes custom is stronger than law... -- Pekka Savola "Tell me of difficulties surmounted, Netcore Oy not those you stumble over and fall" Systems. Networks. Security. -- Robert Jordan: A Crown of Swords
