An IETF with Much Diversity and Professional Conduct
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Network Working Group D. Crocker
Internet-Draft Brandenburg InternetWorking
Intended status: Informational N. Clark
Expires: September 6, 2014 Pavonis Consulting
March 5, 2014
An IETF with Much Diversity and Professional Conduct
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Abstract
The process of producing today's Internet through a culture of open
participation and diverse collaboration has proved strikingly
efficient and effective, and it is distinctive among standards
organizations. Historically participation in the IETF and its
antecedent was almost entirely composed of well-funded, American,
white, male engineers. No matter the intentions of the participants,
such a narrow demographic distorts group dynamics, both in management
and in personal interactions. In the case of the IETF, group
interaction style can often demonstrate singularly aggressive
behavior, often including singularly hostile tone and content.
Groups with greater diversity make better decisions. Obtaining
meaningful diversity requires more than generic good will and
statements of principle. Many different behaviors can serve to
reduce participant diversity or participation diversity. This paper
discusses the nature and practicalities of IETF attention to its
diverse participation and to the requirement for professional
demeanor.
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Table of Contents
1. Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
2. Concerns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.1. Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
2.2. Harassment and Bullying . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
3. Constructive Participation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.1. Access . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.2. Engagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
3.3. Facilitation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.4. Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.5. IETF Track Record . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
3.6. Avoiding Distraction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4. Responses to Unconstructive Participation . . . . . . . . . . 13
5. Security Considerations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6. References . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.1. References - Normative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
6.2. References - Informative . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Appendix A. Acknowledgements . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Authors' Addresses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
1. Introduction
The Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF) grew out of a research
effort that was started in the late 1960s, with central funding by
the US Department of Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (ARPA,
later DARPA), employing a collection of research sites around the
United States, and including some participation by groups of the US
Military. The community was originally restricted to participation
by members of the funded research groups. In the 1980s,
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