I thought he explained pretty clearly that this is not a unanimous opinion of the IETF, and that there are very vocal groups that oppose it. Firing the chair of

I thought he explained pretty clearly that this is not a unanimous opinion of the IETF, and that there are very vocal groups that oppose it. Firing the chair of a IETF crypto research group would have only given those groups more ammunition, and probably would have prevented this RFC from ever being published. That said, the very fact that the RFC was published sends a very strong message to those contingents about the IETF's priorities, and I for one am very happy to hear it.