[rssac-caucus] Service Coverage WP: last attempt: call for WP leader.
Lars-Johan Liman
liman at netnod.se
Wed Mar 20 15:05:23 UTC 2019
Abdulkarim,
Thanks for responding!
All,
Please don't underestimate yourselves. I don't think there is need for
direct experience with running a root.
Being a WP leader is more about keeping track of the work that the WP is
supposed to do. Call for ideas. Make sure a document template is set up.
Create a process with a timeline. Set goals. Follow up on deadlines.
Looking for unanswered questions and make sure they get answered (or at
least are reported as unanswered). Being a carrot and a stick for the
WP members. That sort of thing.
No member of the WP is expected to know all details of the field, but
the hope is that the combined knowledge and experience will lead to a
useful document. In this specific case we are more looking for
experience from the _user_ (as in "resolver operators") side of things,
as those of us who operate root servers mostly get to see the server
side of things. What are the factors that influence the quality of the
service as received by the resolver ops, and how can that be expressed
in technical terms? If the collective "we" have an understanding of
that, the root server operators can probably reach out from the server
side to improve things if/where improvement is needed, and there could
possibly be one or two things that resolver operators can do to improve
things on their side.
Cheers,
/Liman
oloyede.aa at unilorin.edu.ng:
> Hello,
> I really feel guilty not putting myself forward after reading this thread.
> A small part (like 20%) of me is saying why not give it a go and the while
> the other part is saying you need to learn more within the community first
> before taking up such a huge role that requires a lot of experience after
> reading the statement of work several times. I have never worked directly
> on a root server and not as experienced as a lot of you. I wish I am.
> I have to be open here, I am not fully putting myself forward but am
> willing to take up the role maybe as deputy leader and do as much as I can
> if I get someone with more experience who is willing to mentor me.
> Thanks
> On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 12:16 AM Alejandro Acosta <alejandro at lacnic.net>
> wrote:
>> Hello Fred,
>>
>> First, thanks for your answer.
>>
>> Second, I fully understand your comments and I feel some concern
>> between the lines. I could not agree more.
>>
>> I will be brave and say something as a member of the RSSAC Caucus
>> Membership committee. As you know every candidate to the Caucus has to
>> make/send a SOI. If we check those SOIs all of them contain at least one
>> of the following words (not poiting anybody):
>>
>> - Collaboratively
>>
>> - Willing to spend time/hours on RSSAC tasks
>>
>> - Collaborate in person or email
>>
>> - Attend calls
>>
>> - Help RSSAC *
>>
>> - Etc, etc, many similar adjetives to the above
>>
>>
>> The previous words were taken from the following section that are in
>> every SOI [1]:
>>
>> • Motivation for membership in the Caucus
>>
>> • Indication of availability
>>
>>
>> One more time, if you (all of us) check the SOIs probably every person
>> has the time and the willingness of helping.
>>
>> I really don't understand why some people do not step in when
>> something like this is needed. Should we (Caucus/Staff/Chairs) check
>> some member's SOIs and contact that person directly?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>>
>> Alejandro,
>>
>>
>> [1]
>> https://community.icann.org/display/RSI/RSSAC+Caucus+Statements+of+Interest
>>
>> PS. As a final comment, sorry to talk in first person, I'm not stepping
>> in because so far I'm in another WP, Nomcom liason and as I said RSSAC
>> Caucus Membership committe.
>>
>>
>> El 19/3/19 a las 11:58, Fred Baker escribió:
>> > I think the point of Lars' email is that since the work party hasn't
>> managed to find a leader, the work hasn't started. Given a leader, the
>> statement of work can be changed accordingly. The RSSAC would indeed like
>> the work done, but Lars is still looking for a leader.
>> >
>> > One of the issues that RSSAC has had with caucus involvement is the lack
>> of a response or involvement in projects, which often means that the work
>> is only done by one or two - or none.
>> >
>> > On Mar 19, 2019, at 1:19 AM, Alejandro Acosta <alejandro at lacnic.net>
>> wrote:
>> >> Hello Lars, nice to tell you hello,
>> >>
>> >> I was going to ask about some timeline of the project, I mean, starting
>> date, due dates, final, etc when I noticed in your attached document it
>> says:
>> >>
>> >> "Final draft submitted to the RSSAC no later than 2019-03-31.
>> Submission prior to the
>> >> deadline is welcome"
>> >>
>> >> Also the document is dated: 07 August, 2018
>> >>
>> >> Is all the above right?, have you restarted the dates?
>> >>
>> >> Thanks,
>> >>
>> >> Alejandro,
>> >>
>> >> El 18/3/19 a las 10:50, Lars-Johan Liman escribió:
>> >>> Dear Caucus members,
>> >>>
>> >>> Last year, ICANN staff helped conducting a survey in the caucus, which
>> >>> among other things asked for suggested work items that the caucus saw
>> as
>> >>> prioritised. One item high on the list was service coverage for the
>> root
>> >>> service. In response to that we've tried to spin up a work party to
>> work
>> >>> with the issue. A (low) number of caucus members have signed up for it,
>> >>> but my call for a volunteer work party leader among the volunteers has
>> >>> gone unanswered.
>> >>>
>> >>> I hereby make one last attempt in the wider caucus community for
>> someone
>> >>> to step forward to lead the work on service coverage.
>> >>>
>> >>> I intend to bring up this WP at the caucus meeting in Prague coming
>> >>> Sunday. With some luck we have a WP leader by then. If not, we'll
>> >>> discuss how to proceed ... or not?
>> >>>
>> >>> To refresh your memories, I append the statement of work and scope for
>> >>> the WP.
>> >>>
>> >>> Best regards,
>> >>> /Lars-Johan Liman
>> >>>
>> >>>
>> >>>
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