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RE: IPSEC Minutes
> There was discussion both in favor and against preserving existing
> implementations. Some people believe it was important; others did
> not. Ted Ts'o noted that at the previous IETF meeting, a straw poll
> was taken, and a clear majority at that time believed that code
> preservation was important. At the end of the open mike session,
> another straw poll was taken; this time a clear majority (45) believed
> that code preservation was NOT important. Approximately 15 people
> believed that code preservation was important. Interestingly, these
> percentages were almost exactly reversed in Minneapolis.
It's not a fair comparison because, as I remember it, the poll in
Minneapolis was taken only of implementers, whereas the poll in London was
taken of the whole room. The poll had very high participation, and IMHO
polls with high participation are unreliable because many of the voters are
likely to be tourists.
Also, some people thought that the question was whether the IETF should
pursue alternate KMPs, and not whether the IETF should specifically replace
IKE with an alternate KMP. I have to say that's not how I interpreted the
question, but the guy sitting next to me did.
Andrew
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Upon closer inspection, I saw that the line
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of grey. As I drew nearer still, the grey area
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