[rfc-i] RSE role

[Julian Reschke]

On 19.01.2011 20:54, Ted Hardie wrote:
> ...
> So, I think the key point here is that cross-stream coordination role
> that the RSE has is specific to editorial and publications points,
> since content has been explicitly ruled out.  Leading discussions on
> those points actually requires pretty significant expertise with them,
> or the policy that's returned may be unimplementable and/or way out of
> the mainstream.
>
> Ideal from at least my perspective is someone who has both that
> experience and IETF experience, but that's a pretty limited set and
> the number of hours/pay may well make it the null set.  So we're left
> with the question:  is it easier to grow a member of the community in
> this domain, or easier to get someone with this domain knowledge to
> build a reputation inside the community?  As long as we're clear that
> we want the intersection at the end of the day, I think we can reach
> this point, but it will take time either way.
>
> My personal take is that absent the ideal case, it will be better to
> hire someone with publication experience and grow their knowledge of
> the community they will serve.  The risk in the other direction is
> that we will have a respected member of the community who becomes
> increasingly familiar with the way we already do publication, with
> little to know exposure to how others do it.  That might limit our
> ability to evolve the series to meet new needs.
> ...

+1 on the analysis in general.

On the choice between these two extremes, I'm not that sure. Having IETF 
experience *would* be good; maybe Glenn could inform us about how long 
it took him to get up to speed about how things happen here.

On the other hand, I'd *also* appreciate an non-IETF point of view. I 
think one of the problems the future RSE will have to address *will* be 
publication formats, and for that it certainly is important not to start 
with a "we always did it this way" attitude.

Best regards, Julian