Hi Brian,

On 22/04/18 06:31, Brian E Carpenter wrote:
> However, WG adoption doesn't imply accepting the contents, only
> the topic. Actually it transforms the authors from independent actors
> into servants of the WG. So from a formal viewpoint Stephen is wrong:
> the WG can decide to completely change the scope and viewpoint of the
> draft, even if the authors disagree.

I agree that you are formally correct - once adopted the WG can
change a document according to WG consensus despite an author's
disagreement etc. However, I figure in practice it's way better
if a document has the right scope before being adopted - I think
our processes work much better in that latter situation and are
prone to generating heat and not light in situations like the
former;-)

And in this case, Juan-Carlos' mail was specifically a call for
adoption of this document, (at the author's behest), so I do think
the right answer here is "no" to adoption. And to then have discussion
about whether there's a usefully scoped bit of work that includes
what this draft discusses.

Cheers,
S.

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