Re: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome

2006-09-17 Thread Randy Presuhn
Hi - From: todd glassey [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Randy Presuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED]; ietf@ietf.org Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 12:28 PM Subject: Re: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome Uh - Randy that's because they all have formally constrained memberships

RE: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome

2006-09-15 Thread Dave Cridland
On Fri Sep 15 01:09:10 2006, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: All that is needed to hold an election is to define the franchise. The franchise in this case would be defined in the same manner as the NOMCON is at present. I hope not. I should argue very strongly against taking away the voting

Re: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome

2006-09-15 Thread Eliot Lear
Phill, There is no need to define the concept of membership. The term 'membership' is essentially a legal term and the courts will define it according to their convenience. One can be a member without having a vote and can have a vote without being a member. Under English Common Law

RE: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome

2006-09-15 Thread Hallam-Baker, Phillip
From: Joel M. Halpern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] At 09:28 PM 9/14/2006, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: From: Joel M. Halpern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I raised several specific objections to your view, which you have chosen not to respond to here. The comment you quote was not intended

Re: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome

2006-09-15 Thread todd glassey
oversight models for its peer-based processes. If you want more detail I can spin it for you all day long. Todd Glassey - Original Message - From: Randy Presuhn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ietf@ietf.org Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 11:53 AM Subject: Re: Why cant the IETF embrace an open

Re: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome

2006-09-15 Thread todd glassey
- Original Message - From: Joel M. Halpern [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: ietf@ietf.org Sent: Thursday, September 14, 2006 5:39 PM Subject: RE: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome Clearly, we could choose to do that. There are several drawbacks. Firstly

RE: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome

2006-09-14 Thread Hallam-Baker, Phillip
the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome Hi - Strangely absent from this discussion are any examples of standards bodies that satisfy the critics' criteria. Perhaps some examples of standards organizations successfully using processes meeting those criteria would be helpful

RE: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome

2006-09-14 Thread Joel M. Halpern
Clearly, we could choose to do that. There are several drawbacks. Firstly, the rough consensus, to the degree it is observable, favors the current approach. Secondly, there is a significant and important portion of the IETF which does not meet the NOMCOM criteria. This was consider an

RE: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome

2006-09-14 Thread Hallam-Baker, Phillip
From: Joel M. Halpern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I doubt that in the brief consideration based on your note I have found all of the problems. Obviously. As Winston Churchill once remarked, Democracy is the worst possible system of government, except for all the others. The problem with

RE: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome

2006-09-14 Thread Joel M. Halpern
At 09:28 PM 9/14/2006, Hallam-Baker, Phillip wrote: From: Joel M. Halpern [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I doubt that in the brief consideration based on your note I have found all of the problems. Obviously. As Winston Churchill once remarked, Democracy is the worst possible system of

RE: Why cant the IETF embrace an open Election Process ratherthansome

2006-09-14 Thread Noel Chiappa
From: Hallam-Baker, Phillip [EMAIL PROTECTED] The problem with the current scheme is precisely when people use the power of incumbency to advance arguments like the one you just gave. After studying this statement for a while, I am unable to find any semantic content in it;