Consensus in Internet Standards

It’s common for voluntary technical standards developing organisations (SDOs such as the IETF and W3C) to make decisions by consensus, rather than (for example) voting. This post explores why we use consensus, what it is, how it works in Internet standards and when its use can become problematic. Why consensus? SDOs have several motivations for using consensus. Most often, consensus decisions are

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コンセンサスについて。IETFとW3C