I share Shane's point of view on this. I also agree with Olaf that this shouldn't turn into a marketing event, but rather something like what Shane is alluding to below, a forum for interaction between open source implementations and their users within the framework of making network operations better Joao On 15 Oct 2012, at 12:57, Shane Kerr <shane@time-travellers.org> wrote:
Olaf,
On Monday, 2012-10-15 14:00:02 +0200, Olaf Kolkman <olaf@NLnetLabs.nl> wrote:
On Oct 15, 2012, at 12:11 PM, Jim Reid <jim@rfc1035.com> wrote:
Olaf, you seem to be hinting the new WG could be about tools (open source or otherwise) rather than just open source software.
Yes, thanks, that is indeed what I tried to communicate, but couldn't formulate so succinct.
Open source developers (including me) have said "we would like a place to discuss open source tools within RIPE".
I have not heard any proprietary developers say the same. I don't know why, but I guess because they already have plenty of venues to connect with users and each other.
Can we try with a focus on open source and then re-charter to include closed systems later if there is a need for it?
Cheers,
-- Shane