Re: [RPRWG] Re: Comments from Non-Members
Vinay, there is no dilution of voting power through the proxy posting of a
comment. The only effect the proxy vote has is that the posted comment gets
reviewed by all voters during a recirculation. This should never be a
problem, and can be a help if there is a real issue uncovered by the
comment.
I have always favored open decision making for a standards body. I believe
that we must work hard to get an excellent standard published. Airing
additional points of view enhances the likelihood of catching problems and
fixing them, and therefore ending up with a better standard. I believe that
the success of 802.17 will be determined by the sale of 802.17 compliant
products, and that will be heavily influenced by the quality of the standard
that we publish. An open process that encourages those with concerns and
potential solutions to submit both their concerns and solutions will assist
in our real goal of creating an excellent standard.
Best regards,
Robert D. Love
President, Resilient Packet Ring Alliance
President, LAN Connect Consultants
7105 Leveret Circle Raleigh, NC 27615
Phone: 919 848-6773 Mobile: 919 810-7816
email: rdlove@xxxxxxxx Fax: 208 978-1187
----- Original Message -----
From: "Vinay Bannai" <Vinay@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: "Mike Takefman" <tak@xxxxxxxxx>; "Robert D. Love" <rdlove@xxxxxxxx>
Cc: "Tom Alexander" <tom@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; "Castellano, Robert"
<RCastellano@xxxxxxxxx>; "802.17" <stds-802-17@xxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 3:59 PM
Subject: RE: [RPRWG] Re: Comments from Non-Members
Mike,
I have a slight reservation about proxying of comments. There is a
reason we all attend the standards meeting. We attend it several times a
year to gain voting rights and present our positions and later comment
on the draft standard. My personal opinion is that we should tread very
carefully on proxying of comments on behalf of non-members. Since the
proxy comments are now submitted by a voting member, they now carry the
full weight of a comment submitted by a voter.
How are we going to keep track of who is proxying for whom? Isn't this a
dilution of our voting rights and responsibilities?
Thanks
Vinay
-----Original Message-----
From: Mike Takefman [mailto:tak@xxxxxxxxx]
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 8:28 AM
To: Robert D. Love
Cc: 'Tom Alexander'; Castellano, Robert; 802.17
Subject: [RPRWG] Re: Comments from Non-Members
In the past we have accepted comments from anyone
who cared to submit them. I do not see this changing.
I agree with Bob, that a non member does not have the
right to have their rejected comment carried forward
as an unresolved negative.
If Bob or anyone chooses to submit a comment on
behalf of another person, I strongly urge them to
review the comment, agree with it and be able to
argue for it.
mike
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Manager of Engineering, Cisco Systems
Chair IEEE 802.17 Stds WG
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