Re: (ngtrans) Joint DNSEXT & NGTRANS summary

[Bill Manning]

%   |   Hum... while using this arguement to try and reach consensus
%   |   may be fraught with danger, the basic premise, that the Internet
%   |   is evolutionary, e.g. "we can always upgrade later" is a 
%   |   core concept in many peoples minds.
% 
% It may be, but they're deluding themselves.
% 
% kre

        Hogwash.  EGP -> BGP
                  RIP -> ISIS/OSPF
                  MB/MG -> MX

        All upgrades. Works a treat.  

        From this little corner of the world, things look like this:

        AAAA = stds track 
        A6   = stds track

        we can do the following:

        a) move one proposal somewhere else on the standards track
        b) Leave them where they are.

        For a), that would mean giving a nodding preference to one,
        based on some criteria. Certain people seem to be leaning 
        toward one selection based on operational experience, deployed
        code, and legitimate paranoia that the alternative is operationally
        problematic.
        For b) that leave the "market" to decide, leading to operationally
        problematic state on questionable interoperability.

        Because I beleive that A6 has enough potential, I'm willing 
        to have it move to experimental, giving developers and
        operators more time to understand its impact.  I think that
        long term, its benefits will overshadow AAAA and that a
        migration plan can be deployed.  But for now, it needs more
        work and AAAA meets todays limited requirements.
                
--bill