Gunter: 

 

The goal is to explain it in the I2RS architecture statement, and then refer 
back to it in other documents (if needed). 

 

Sue

 

From: Gunter Van De Velde [mailto:[email protected]] 
Sent: Thursday, March 24, 2016 2:08 PM
To: Susan Hares
Cc: [email protected]; Joel Halpern Direct; [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OPS-DIR] Ephemeral - Should we use another word - (3/24 to 4/3) 
Call for opinion

 

I am ok nowadays with using the terminology “Ephemeral”, although for a 
non-natve speaker it is non-trivial exotic word, particular if the intended 
usage doesn’t 100% reflect the Webster dictionary intended meaning.

 

It is only about a year ago i started reading up on i2rs and discovered this 
particular terminology, and at the time a google search on this terminology was 
not very conclusive and resulted to some confusion. 

I understand very well the confusion at play here from non-native english 
speaker perspective.

 

Adding text to explain the context in which the term Ephemeral is 
useful/advised. fwiw now that i am used to seeing ‘Ephemeral' as non-permanent 
config across reboot, i’m adapted its intended purpose… 

 

Is the goal to explain the intended meaning in each draft/rfc mentioning it?

 

Be well,

G/

 

On 24 Mar 2016, at 18:02, Susan Hares <[email protected]> wrote:

 

Hi all: 

 

<wg chair hat on> 

The draft-ietf-i2rs-architecture document has been approved as an RFC.  In the 
review, the OPS-DIR review indicated that “ephemeral” meant more than “does not 
survive a reboot”. They have asked the I2RS working group if replacing 
“ephemeral” with non-persistent (across power on/off or reboot cycles) would be 
a better choice.  

 

What do you think – leave at it at “ephemeral” or change to “non-persistent 
(across power on/off or reboot cycles) ? We will have a 1 week call on 

 

This would mean every place that “ephemeral” is listed, the authors would 
replace with “non-persistent”.  In the first instance, we will indicate 
“non-persistent (across power on/off or reboot cycles).

 

<wg chair hat off>  

 

As the author, I think we are better to define ephemeral at the beginning as 
“non-persistent (across power on /off or reboot).  Changing the definition at 
this point, I suspect will simply confuse people. 

 

Sue Hares

 

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