RE: Let the games begin

[Paul Ferguson <pferguso@cisco.com>]

Peter, I think this is a great idea.

- paul

At 11:10 AM 11/20/96 -0800, Peter Ford wrote:

>This actually illuminates an interesting procedural issue.  In many U.S.
>governmental deliberations the agency issues a problem statement (and
>perhaps a statement alongs the lines of "intention to rule") and
>establishes a formal comment period.   A similar process was put into
>action by the IESG in the IPng deliberations.
>
>Would it be appropriate for the initial action of the iahc be to
>establish the problem(s) that are to be addressed with  some summary of
>potential directions and then open a finite lifetime public comment
>period (internet-drafts?) after which the iahc would reconvene?  From
>what I see on the various mailing lists getting a clear, simple
>articulation of the "iahc problem statement" would be quite useful and
>also help establish good scoping.
>
>cheers, peter
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