%% You should probably cite rfc7282 instead of this I-D. @techreport{resnick-on-consensus-03, number = {draft-resnick-on-consensus-03}, type = {Internet-Draft}, institution = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, publisher = {Internet Engineering Task Force}, note = {Work in Progress}, url = {https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/draft-resnick-on-consensus/03/}, author = {Pete Resnick}, title = {{On Consensus and Humming in the IETF}}, pagetotal = 14, year = 2013, month = sep, day = 29, abstract = {The IETF has had a long tradition of doing its technical work through a consensus process, taking into account the different views among IETF participants and coming to (at least rough) consensus on technical matters. In particular, the IETF is supposed not to be run by a "majority rule" philosophy. This is why we engage in rituals like "humming" instead of voting. However, more and more of our actions are now indistinguishable from voting, and quite often we are letting the majority win the day, without consideration of minority concerns. This document is a collection of thoughts on what rough consensus is, how we have gotten away from it, and the things we can do in order to really achieve rough consensus. Note: This document contains the musings of an individual. Right now, it still likely has many holes that need to be filled in. Even if those holes are filled, it's not clear that it should be published as an RFC, and certainly is not intended in its current form to be a BCP for a change of IETF policy. If it evolves into such a thing, great. If it simply sparks discussion as an Internet Draft, that's a perfectly fine outcome.}, }