> On Nov 3, 2024, at 4:31 PM, Joseph Salowey <[email protected]> wrote:
> 
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
>> On Oct 25, 2024, at 3:03 PM, Viktor Dukhovni <[email protected]> wrote:
>> 
>> On Fri, Oct 25, 2024 at 08:30:45AM -0400, Sean Turner wrote:
>> 
>>> The TLS list is infamous in that it is regarded by some as [insert
>>> your descriptive word; where the chairs have heard the following words
>>> used: noxious, toxic, unwelcoming, and rude]. The chairs want to
>>> change this reputation and we hope you do too. A big part of this is
>>> on the chairs to be be more proactive about moderating behavior that
>>> goes against IETF WG procedures, code of conduct, etc. The chairs are
>>> also going to send a monthly reminder, which is included below, that
>>> will serve to remind everyone from those who joined just today to
>>> those who joined many, many years ago of the policies and procedures
>>> that apply to IETF mailing lists.
>> 
>> One of the ways in which this WG is sometimes unwelcoming is not covered
>> by the called out unprofessional behaviour.  Rather, this list at times
>> appears to be dominated by a single browser-centric world-view, and a
>> dominant set of entrenched participants.  Perspectives from less
>> dominant sectors of the TLS user community may not always receive due
>> consideration.
>> 
>> I did not see being open to a broader set of perspectives on the list of
>> goals.  It was just the usual set of blatant violations of social norms.
>> 
> 
> Hi Viktor, 
> 
> While there is overlap between professional behavior and the perceived focus 
> on browser specific use cases;  I think we should try to separate out the 
> topic.  
> We should make sure that different perspectives are welcome and heard on the 
> list, however it will not always be the case that we will have consensus to 
> move the discussion forward on a particular topic, which will limit continued 
> discussion of that topic. For topics that are not broadly applicable to main 
> TLS use cases there may be more appropriate groups such as UTA or EMU. This 
> is probably something we can address better in the TLS WG FAQ [1]. 
> 
> [1] https://github.com/tlswg/tlswg-wiki/blob/master/FAQ.md

Hi! We have updated the TLS WG FAQ:
https://github.com/tlswg/tlswg-wiki/blob/master/FAQ.md
Feel free to comment on the wiki.

Note that we are going to send two monthly reminders; one about mail list 
procedures and one about the FAQ.

spt

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