Message-ID: <4151E6D5.3A7D AT xyzzy.claranet> Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 22:55:49 +0200 From: Frank Ellermann Organization: X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (OS/2; U) MIME-Version: 1.0 To: chair AT ietf.org, iesg AT ietf.org CC: hardie AT qualcomm, andy AT hxr, sah AT 428cobrajet, mrose+mtr.mxcomp AT dbc.mtview.ca Subject: MARID: Appeal Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mozilla-Status: 0001 Content-Length: 1135 Hi, RfC 2418 chapter 4 states: | If, at some point, it becomes evident that a working group is | unable to complete the work outlined in the charter, or if | the assumptions which that work was based have been modified | in discussion or by experience, the Area Director, in | consultation with the working group can either: | 1. Recharter to refocus its tasks, | 2. Choose new Chair(s), or | 3. Disband. | If the working group disagrees with the Area Director's | choice, it may appeal to the IESG (see section 3.4). On my behalf I appeal against the decision of Ted Hardie (AD) to close MARID, because there was no prior consultation with the WG about this decision. For a summary of the problems with MARID see also: Here's a quote from the latter: | The problem is the directorates. My experience with them is all | bad. I think it is time to ditch the IETF and go to a different | org. Regards, Frank Ellermann