The MPLS WG Archive

[Rob Blais <rdb@iol.unh.edu>]

Would it not be hypocritical of the IETF to both create and promote
open specifications (RFCs) while at the same time advocating or at least
accepting a proprietary document format such as MS-Word?  As one who 
has wasted far too much time on the blue screen of death and finally
made the switch back to Unix, I would very much be opposed to any
attempts to change the current open and portable document distribution
practices.  The IETF has reached almost Zen-like perfection in management
of documents.  I wish all standards organizations were this good!  It is
the epitomy of the KISS principle in action.  

If it ain't broke, don't fix it.  It sure doesn't look broken to me. 
I vote in favor of keeping the status quo. 

/rob

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> I find it kind of weird that the vast majority (read as 'overwhelming
> consensus and far from rough running code') use Word/ppt and yet we are
> forced to use this outdated mode for producing IDs.  This is just dogma to
> me and I don't buy any of the arguments I have heard to retain this mode.
> If IETF claim to act on a consenus basis then why not lets have a vote on
> this?
> 
> neil
>