Right, and I apologize for the wording. Ole
Ole J. Jacobsen Editor and Publisher, The Internet Protocol Journal Cisco Systems Tel: +1 408-527-8972 Mobile: +1 415-370-4628 E-mail: o...@cisco.com URL: http://www.cisco.com/ipj Skype: organdemo On Wed, 24 Aug 2011, a...@anvilwalrusden.com wrote: > On Wed, Aug 24, 2011 at 03:07:59PM -0700, Ole Jacobsen wrote: > > > > "....doesn't look that good in terms of iaoc performance over time." > > > > Are you seriously suggesting that we are looking for more and more > > expensive venues over time? Do you not think there might be some > > factors such as inflation, currency fluctuations, general cost > > increases (oil prices perhaps) that dictate most of this? > > With respect, I don't think that's what he was suggesting at all. I > think he was suggesting that he had a model of expected increases in > costs, and plotted against that the actual increases in costs, and > noted that there was a difference. I might have phrased the question > myself as, "Can you think of gaps in my model that explain the > difference?" But I think the point is a fair one: if there is a > difference between the rate of increase for IETF meetings and the rate > of other increases, one either needs an explanation, or one might > conclude that the negotiations are not as tough as they might be. > > None of this is, on my part, an effort to disparage the IAOC. > Frankly, having observed things closely, I think you're all nuts to be > willing to do that. It's a thankless task. But that is not a > response to Stephen's model, and given the work that went into it, I > think it is important evidence. > > Best regards, > > A > > -- > Andrew Sullivan > a...@anvilwalrusden.com > _______________________________________________ > Ietf mailing list > Ietf@ietf.org > https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf > _______________________________________________ Ietf mailing list Ietf@ietf.org https://www.ietf.org/mailman/listinfo/ietf
