Dave CROCKER wrote:
> First, thank you for the clarification.  I believe I now do understand your 
> logic and, sadly, I believe your interpretation of the implication of the 
> "might" is a reasonable.
> 
> Unfortunately the simple, practical result of your interpretation and logic 
> is: 
>   Standards track Errata can only be "approved" if there is no controversy 
> about 
> them.  Since virtually no IETF activity is entirely without controversy, this 
> effectively means that your (reasonable) interpretation of Rule #7 means that 
> virtually no standards track Errata can get the "Approved" label.

   In this particular case, there was no controversy for any of the errata
   *except* what you've proposed.

> And I hope my language makes clear that I think this describes a very large 
> problem with the rule

   An easier explanation is that the scope and breadth semantic changes are
   the problem. Occam's Razor and all that.

                Mike

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