Re: [ifwp] Re: Why was Draft 7 of the application not posted to the discuss list?

[Kent Crispin <kent@songbird.com>]

On Fri, Dec 11, 1998 at 09:26:32AM -0500, Bernard Turcotte wrote:
> I would require a little more time please.
> 
> Should have comments in by the next 24 hours.
> 
> Bernard.

OK, I have heard from Bernard and Michael that they have comments on 
the draft.

I believe that should we publish the draft to the discuss list with the
caveat that these comments are coming, and that there may be some
changes as a result.  

Consider the following points:

- nobody is going to be completely happy with this draft (I certainly
am not);

- it is out for wider discussion in any case;

- we need a wider participation in that discussion;

- there is not another proposal on the table that needs a contrasting
view;

- it is quite possible that there will be significant changes no
matter what;

- some of the participants are distributing the draft to others
anyway;

- people on the discuss list only are quite eager to comment;

- the draft still has explicit holes in it;

- there are major questions  (like incorporation) that need to be 
discussed; 

- and TIME IS WASTING. 

Email is a wonderful medium, but it only works well if things can
proceed in parallel.  

It is clear that if we wait for comments from Michael and Bernard,
and then go through a period of discussion about them, that a week or
more will go by.  I don't think we can afford that.

Comments?


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