Re: Alternative (H2)

[Robert Elz <kre@munnari.OZ.AU>]

    Date:        Fri, 30 May 2003 10:01:26 +0200
    From:        Harald Tveit Alvestrand <harald@alvestrand.no>
    Message-ID:  <46400000.1054281686@askvoll.hjemme.alvestrand.no>

  | actually the previous nomcom RFC told the confirming body how to make its 
  | decision, and not only did it, but did it sloppily. we're trying to back 
  | away from that (at least I am).

yes, I agree with that.

  | that's where I want to go....

It sounds like we agree - I just don't think we need all those words to
get to the desired result.   That is, it isn't our business to care what
the confirming body's rules for decision making are, in any sense at all,
nor to even enquire whether they have any.   All that matters to us is
whether or not they actually have confirmed the slate of candidates, not
how they got there.

Of course, the selection of confirming bodies is up to us, and how well
they do their job is something to consider from time to time - whether
they should be replaced by someone else (I see no need to consider any
of that now however).

And, where an IETF body is involved, its charter will get reviewed from
time to time, and its rules can be considered and approved in that context.

kre